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

Democrats are expected to have a majority of around 75 seats, a far cry from the razor-thin margin Republicans had during Johnson’s leadership. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026

But that seems like a far cry from the adversarial or defensive missions Shield Space and its competitors imagine. — Mark Piesing, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026

This line is a far cry from last year’s prognostication, when the Panthers were 14-point underdogs and yet still won thanks to a game-winning 49-yard field goal from rookie kicker Ryan Fitzgerald. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026

Much of what corporate America spends on AI today funds exploratory pilots, a far cry from commercial deployments that generate measurable productivity gains. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for a far cry from

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