far cry

noun

|Updated on: 5 Aug 2018

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Definition of far cry

1 : a long distance

2 : something notably different

the effects of the new law were a far cry from what was intended

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Examples of far cry in a Sentence

the hotel is a far cry from the train station, so you'd better call a cab

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The Trump administration is planning to house families together in camps on military bases—a far cry from this large house.

— jean guerrero, Glamour, "We've Seen Pictures of Undocumented Boys in Government Facilities. Where Are the Girls?," 13 July 2018
Just five years on from being plunged into administration, on the brink of liquidation, this seemed a far cry from the days of having to use right back Danny Butterfield as a striker.

— SI.com, "Yohan Cabaye's Time at Crystal Palace Was Underappreciated, But His Arrival Was a Landmark Moment," 5 July 2018
That’s a far cry from 2017, when its shares more than doubled, net income quadrupled and executives talked up their prospects of getting into lucrative smartphone screens.

— Bloomberg.com, "Apple Supplier Is Worst China Performer After Screen Prices Drop," 18 June 2018
The company is also struggling to regain the goodwill of investors; Snap’s stock closed at $10.55 per share on Tuesday, a far cry from its euphoric opening price of $27 in March 2017.

— maya kosoff, The Hive, "“People Are Going to Make Mistakes”: Evan Spiegel Defends Snap Against Charges of Sexism," 30 May 2018
While the startup boasts about $6 million in financing thanks to an initial investment round led by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, that’s a far cry from the hundreds of millions of dollars Bird and Lime already have to play with.

— sean o'kane, The Verge, "The creators of the Boosted board have launched an electric scooter sharing service," 17 May 2018
The Air Force stresses that the analysis, which was completed in December, is a far cry from actually cancelling any jet orders.

— jay bennett, Popular Mechanics, "Air Force May Need to Cut a Third of F-35 Fleet Due to High Operating Costs," 28 Mar. 2018
That's easily more than the five who made the tournament last year, and a far cry from 2016, when just three SEC teams earned bids.

— creg stephenson, AL.com, "How many SEC teams will get into the NCAA tournament?," 11 Mar. 2018
Philando Feeds the Children, launched by Pam Fergus, has raised about $111,000 to help reduce student lunch debt, a far cry from its original $5,000 goal.

— sydney scott, Essence.com, "Philando Castile Charity Clears Lunch Debt For Students In Minnesota School District," 4 Mar. 2018

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