Definition of FARTHEST

Examples of farthest in a Sentence

Adjective the farthest reaches of space for privacy and quiet, we requested a hotel room that was farthest from the elevator Adverb He chose the seat farthest from the door. We had a contest to see who could hit a golf ball the farthest. This plan goes farthest toward achieving our goal. Of all the paintings, this one is the farthest removed from reality.

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Astronomers designated it a planet even though was is unlike the next-farthest planets, the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. — NBC News, "Is Pluto a planet or a dwarf planet? NASA chief picks sides in emotional debate," 29 Aug. 2019 In the farthest right corner, Cameron holds his 19-month-old daughter Lua with girlfriend Viviane Thibes, representing the fourth generation of the Douglas family. — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, "'Family first': Kirk Douglas, 102, poses for sweet family photo featuring four generations," 21 Aug. 2019 Sandoval’s solo shot marked his fifth home run of at least 400 feet this season as his 438-foot blast was the second-farthest home run hit by a Giant this season, trailing only a 441-foot home run Tyler Austin hit at Coors Field on May 9. — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, "Giants’ chance to achieve rare road feat ruined by bullpen struggles," 6 June 2019 This large difference between The Goblin’s closest approach and its farthest approach is the evidence for Planet Nine that astronomers are looking for. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Scientists Find Dwarf Planet 'The Goblin' Lurking in the Outer Solar System," 2 Oct. 2018 This would be the largest and farthest single move to date, involving Van Niekerk’s 32 rhinos and another eight from Phinda, an andBeyond reserve in -KwaZulu-Natal. — Jason Florio, Smithsonian, "The Dangerous Work of Relocating 5,000-Pound Rhinos," 22 May 2018 The farthest inland port on the East Coast, Baltimore is well-positioned on the Interstate 95 corridor and closest to Midwest automakers — advantages for its auto shipping business. — Colin Campbell, baltimoresun.com, "From Jaguars to 'junkers,' Baltimore longshoremen are first and last behind the wheel," 21 May 2018 Here is his first of two goals to kick start a memorable Champions League night for the Egyptian, a sublime cut inside and curling shot to the deepest, farthest corner of Alisson’s goal to kick-start Tuesday’s goal fest at Anfield. — Juan Pimiento, chicagotribune.com, "Real Madrid upend Bayern, Liverpool rout Roma and the best of the week in soccer," 26 Apr. 2018 Winchester ran at full speed to the farthest range of the slope and just inside the curve of our view. — Author: Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, "Two dogs, hunting by their own set of rules," 10 Apr. 2018 Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb One such example is the Great Pine-Cone Toss of 1748, when Edmund James and George Francis engaged in an epic battle to determine who could hit a target with a pine cone from farthest away. — Cara Michelle Smith, The New Yorker, "A Brief History of Sports," 12 Mar. 2020 The 20 percent of people farthest to the conservative end of the spectrum accounted for almost two-thirds of the untrustworthy articles read. — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, "Data shows who was reading “fake news” before 2016 US election," 4 Mar. 2020 That left only Alaska-Anchorage, Alaska-Fairbanks and Alabama-Huntsville, the W.C.H.A.’s farthest-flung members. — Pat Borzi, New York Times, "How Many Hockey Teams Does it Take to Make a Conference?," 19 Feb. 2020 But a recent spate of development on Okinawa is turning one of the country’s farthest-flung islands into Japan’s very own version of Hawaii. — Brandon Presser, Harper's BAZAAR, "Where to Honeymoon in 2020," 6 Jan. 2020 Alaska’s farthest-north town may also be its first to impose a tax on most sodas and other sweetened drinks. — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, "Utqiagvik residents to vote on ‘soda tax’ that would benefit youth programs," 29 Sep. 2019 But Steuben’s is the group’s farthest reaching endeavor in terms of locations and audience. — Josie Sexton, The Denver Post, "These classic Denver restaurants never get old, even after decades in business," 23 Oct. 2019 The new conference would consolidate the seven Midwestern schools, while doing away with the WCHA’s farthest-flung members. — Austin Monteith, Twin Cities, "Bemidji and Mankato among seven schools looking to leave WCHA," 29 June 2019 In contrast, one of the objectives that the world is farthest from meeting concerns gender equality. — The Economist, "The world is a long way from meeting its gender-equality target," 5 June 2019

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