a world away from

idiom

: completely different from (something)

This small village is a world away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Examples of a world away from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is nearly identical to the LPGA Tour average of 94 mph, and a world away from the PGA Tour’s 115 mph average. —Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026

Near Mount Charleston, alpine scenery feels like a world away from the desert floor. —Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026

Bea was patiently waiting her turn to put career first while her college sweetheart Chris (Louis Boyer) took a glamorous, high-stakes job half a world away from home. —Alison Herman, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026

While seemingly a world away from the ups and downs of financial markets, the head of Goldman’s financing group in India sees parallels between his day job and those Himalayan hobbies. —Baiju Kalesh, Bloomberg, 14 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for a world away from

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