far cry
noun
1
: a long distance
2
: something notably different
the effects of the new law were a far cry from what was intended
Examples of far cry in a Sentence
the hotel is a far cry from the train station, so you'd better call a cab
Recent Examples on the Web
Three years, $54 million is a far, far cry from the seven-plus year, nine figure deal Chapman and his agent, Scott Boras, wanted at the start of free agency.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024
In any event, a far cry — both literally and figuratively — from the fraction of that at the arena in 2017, when the upper level was curtained off because of slow ticket sales.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
Only three reporters attended that 50-over match in a far cry of the media circus that followed fellow culprits Warner and Steve Smith's every move.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
Quite a far cry away from 63-hp kei vans sold in Japan.
—Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 8 Aug. 2023
The outfit was far cry from a soccer uniform, and aside from the shoes themselves, an unathletic ensemble.
—Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2023
Though these non-violent campaigns are a far cry from what’s shown in the film, that hasn’t stopped the right from codifying any actions that might disrupt fossil fuel infrastructure as terrorism.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
Combined, the two candidates have raised $181,289, which, while sizable by historical standards for an Assembly race, is a far cry from what was spent last year.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2023
But its portrait of a Midwest America in mourning—a wintry landscape of regret that's a far cry from Linklater's sunny, carefree Texas—is a moving attempt to grapple with the consequences of the military industrial complex.
—A.a. Dowd, Chron, 4 Apr. 2023
Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024
In any event, a far cry — both literally and figuratively — from the fraction of that at the arena in 2017, when the upper level was curtained off because of slow ticket sales.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
Only three reporters attended that 50-over match in a far cry of the media circus that followed fellow culprits Warner and Steve Smith's every move.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
Quite a far cry away from 63-hp kei vans sold in Japan.
—Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 8 Aug. 2023
The outfit was far cry from a soccer uniform, and aside from the shoes themselves, an unathletic ensemble.
—Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2023
Though these non-violent campaigns are a far cry from what’s shown in the film, that hasn’t stopped the right from codifying any actions that might disrupt fossil fuel infrastructure as terrorism.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
Combined, the two candidates have raised $181,289, which, while sizable by historical standards for an Assembly race, is a far cry from what was spent last year.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2023
But its portrait of a Midwest America in mourning—a wintry landscape of regret that's a far cry from Linklater's sunny, carefree Texas—is a moving attempt to grapple with the consequences of the military industrial complex.
—A.a. Dowd, Chron, 4 Apr. 2023
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“Far cry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20cry. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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