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.
Examples of a far cry from in a Sentence
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That’s a far cry from the 200-plus cities in California with $1 million median home prices.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
That’s a far cry from repairing the damage done by overturning Roe.
—Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
That’s a far cry from his social media business’ Tuesday paper value, but reflects the price paid in February by institutional investors before its public debut.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Baltimore is now America’s 17th-biggest port by tonnage—a respectable rank, if a far cry from the early days of the United States, when shipping made the city the third-most-populous in the country—and may well drop further down the list if the harbor remains inaccessible.
—Rachel Gutman-Wei, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024
That’s a far cry from the tens of thousands that turned out to vote in the early hours of the 2022 primary and general elections.
—The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
His futons were a far cry from the low-quality futons that are often thought of, and the pricing reflected that, beginning around $599.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
This is a far cry from 2022 when Robinhood, following an IPO the year before, was in turmoil following an abrupt drop-off in trading following the meme-stock mania of the pandemic.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
The video is a far cry from Buckingham Palace’s brief statement in February announcing King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis.
—Alice Li, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
That’s a far cry from repairing the damage done by overturning Roe.
—Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
That’s a far cry from his social media business’ Tuesday paper value, but reflects the price paid in February by institutional investors before its public debut.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Baltimore is now America’s 17th-biggest port by tonnage—a respectable rank, if a far cry from the early days of the United States, when shipping made the city the third-most-populous in the country—and may well drop further down the list if the harbor remains inaccessible.
—Rachel Gutman-Wei, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024
That’s a far cry from the tens of thousands that turned out to vote in the early hours of the 2022 primary and general elections.
—The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
His futons were a far cry from the low-quality futons that are often thought of, and the pricing reflected that, beginning around $599.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
This is a far cry from 2022 when Robinhood, following an IPO the year before, was in turmoil following an abrupt drop-off in trading following the meme-stock mania of the pandemic.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
The video is a far cry from Buckingham Palace’s brief statement in February announcing King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis.
—Alice Li, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
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