far from

phrase

: of a distinctly different and especially opposite quality than
the trip was far from a failure

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Wonder, Jackson and Franklin were far from Gilstrap’s only notable collaborators, which also included Anita Baker, Whitney Houston, Quincy Jones, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Kenny Loggins, Dolly Parton, Bill Withers and more. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026 The service is exemplary, and the mansion was far from overcrowded on Friday night. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 The problem today is that far from persisting with, say, 5% annual broad money growth, Japan has reverted to its pre-Covid policy mix. Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 20 July 2026 In a small, leatherbound English-Greek and Greek-English dictionary was a photo of his parents walking by the seashore in Loutraki, a place not far from Corinth, known for its therapeutic, healing springs. Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for far from

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“Far from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20from. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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