far and wide
adverb
variants
or less commonly far and near
: in every direction : everywhere
searched far and wide
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Examples of far and wide in a Sentence
we searched far and wide for a surgeon who could perform that delicate operation
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Notorious far and wide, gas station bathrooms are usually good arguments for holding it.
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Drew Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
Münchhausen earned a reputation far and wide as a good-hearted, generous, lively and dramatic storyteller—though not a liar.
—Rosemary Counter, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
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Drew Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
Münchhausen earned a reputation far and wide as a good-hearted, generous, lively and dramatic storyteller—though not a liar.
—Rosemary Counter, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Far and wide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20and%20wide. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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