a far cry from
idiom
: 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.
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But the Independent Center's strategists are a far cry from political newbies.
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Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
Still, the overall case number is a far cry from the worst of the epidemic in the mid-1980s, which saw more than 130,000 cases a year.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
The team trained its first system on roughly a hundred and twenty thousand aligned segments, a far cry from the billion-plus that a tech giant would have used for German-English.
—Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
The Commanders have gone 3-8 on the season, which is a far cry from their 12-5 record and NFC Championship appearance in 2024.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
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Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
Still, the overall case number is a far cry from the worst of the epidemic in the mid-1980s, which saw more than 130,000 cases a year.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
The team trained its first system on roughly a hundred and twenty thousand aligned segments, a far cry from the billion-plus that a tech giant would have used for German-English.
—Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
The Commanders have gone 3-8 on the season, which is a far cry from their 12-5 record and NFC Championship appearance in 2024.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
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“A far cry from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20far%20cry%20from. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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