far from

phrase

: of a distinctly different and especially opposite quality than
the trip was far from a failure

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Played by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, the real Daeron is Lord Ormund’s protégé, raised far from the royal family. Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 July 2026 Regardless, the program strayed too far from the Wisconsin standard. Justin Williams, New York Times, 27 July 2026 Though her work is famously cerebral—and, well, literary—this is far from Virginia’s first celluloid rodeo. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026 The cottage sat on 225 acres in the northern part of the District of Columbia, not far from the White House. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for far from

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“Far from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20from. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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