so far as

conjunction

Examples of so far as in a Sentence

the idea works so far as you've thought it out, but there may be angles you haven't considered
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The business has since been key to the racketeering charges against Lopez and five others identified so far as being part of the scheme: Carol Cote, Sharon Fedrick, Sheldon Wetherholt, Ying Zhang and Lopez’s estranged wife Robin Severance-Lopez. Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025 But much of the hearing saw Democrats question Kennedy about his tenure so far as HHS secretary, with several blasting his actions in office. Joseph Choi, The Hill, 24 June 2025 Devers spent all of this season so far as the DH in Boston and then refused to play first base. Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025 Eyewitness News reported that the sheriff said 13 people are confirmed dead so far as a result of the flooding. David Chiu, People.com, 4 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for so far as

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of so far as was in 1530

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“So far as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20far%20as. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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