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by any/no stretch of the imagination

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• But that doesn’t mean that the course of illness is easy by any stretch of the imagination.
  — Helena Oliviero, ajc, 9 Aug. 2022
• The singer's final feature isn't a great film, by any stretch of the imagination.
  — Brian Mansfield, USA TODAY, 2 July 2022
• We're not finished yet, by any stretch of the imagination.
  — Abc News, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2023
• Fields isn’t playing well by any stretch of the imagination.
  — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
• The bottom line is, at the age of 68, which is not old by any stretch of the imagination, to re-learn how to walk at that stage is kind of difficult.
  — Mike Rodak | [e-mail], al, 26 Nov. 2022
• This course is not by any stretch of the imagination a course in African American studies.
  — Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2023
• While none of the candidates inhabit the far-right flank of the GOP, none of them are moderates by any stretch of the imagination.
  — Daniel Martinez Hosang, The New Republic, 9 Dec. 2022
• This is somebody who’s not done tightening by any stretch of the imagination.
  — Vildana Hajric, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2023
• Objectively, vanilla isn't bad by any stretch of the imagination.
  — Rachel Krause, Allure, 8 Nov. 2022
• While The Crown shouldn't be considered a historical document by any stretch of the imagination, many of the events portrayed in the series really did happen.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Nov. 2022
• Lip wings are all over TikTok, which so often serves as the source of bizarre new beauty trends as well as legitimately genius makeup hacks, but overlining the lips isn't a new technique by any stretch of the imagination.
  — Lottie Winter, Glamour, 13 June 2022
• But by no stretch of the imagination was that an accountability interview.
  — Etan Smallman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 31 Jul 2024