by any/no stretch of the imagination

idiom

—used to emphasize that something is not true, does not happen, etc.

They're not wealthy by any stretch of the imagination.

By no stretch of the imagination does the factory operate efficiently.

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The Penguin isn’t, by any stretch of the imagination, the worst new show of the fall season. —

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Davey Winder, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 Instead, a small cadre of party elites have anointed their preferred selection, hardly democratic by any stretch of the imagination. —

Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2024 Jacksonville, Florida This isn’t a small or undiscovered city by any stretch of the imagination, but it is often overshadowed by other Florida cities (looking at you, Orlando). —

Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for by any/no stretch of the imagination

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