a far cry from

phrase

: very different from (something or someone)

The movie is a far cry from the book.

He's a far cry from the idealistic young writer he once was.

Examples of a far cry from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Although today’s Russia is a far cry from the pervasive Soviet party-state of the Stalin era, there are important echoes of this earlier era for what lies ahead. — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

But sublimating its distribution inside of YouTube Premium is a far cry from the notion that media companies can ameliorate the decline of traditional cable subscription fees by creating their own direct to consumer apps. — Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Patchworked textile blocks create an almost one-of-one look, a far cry from the uniformity of big-box stores and large swaths of single fabrics. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026

Today’s landscape is a far cry from the past, when some of the first notable unionization efforts began in college sports. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for a far cry from

• abomasum
• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• pisum
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• bum
• chum