worlds apart

idiom

: completely different
Your ideas and mine are worlds apart.
Their living conditions were worlds apart.

Examples of worlds apart in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The film revolves around Azra, a Pakistani woman living in Toronto who is worlds apart from her conservative Muslim mother. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024 In some ways Montana’s new look was the inverse of Dior’s, with the width at top, narrowing at the bottom, with a waist emphasis—but their starting points were worlds apart. Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2024 Musically speaking, these two bands are worlds apart. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Jan. 2024 The Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star hotel is nestled on 24 acres at the southernmost tip of the Baja California Peninsula, minutes from Cabo San Lucas’ bustling downtown—but seemingly worlds apart. Forbeslife forbes Staff, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024 Israelis and Palestinians live worlds apart, separated often by a single road — or roadblocks. Roger Cohen, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024 But their spiritual emphases and even their aesthetic sensibilities are worlds apart: St. Stan’s adheres strictly to tradition, with an emphasis on confession; St. Joe’s has embraced Francis’ emphasis on environmental causes and adapting to the changing world. Ruth Graham Jamie Kelter Davis, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023 In the debate over just how alienated Russian foreign policy has become from the interests of the United States and Europe, count Sherr among those arguing that the sides are worlds apart. James Sherr, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2013 On the surface, the whimsy of Pee-wee’s Playhouse appears to be worlds apart from the solemnity of Boyz n the Hood, other than the curious resemblance between Cowboy Curtis and Furious Styles. Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2023

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“Worlds apart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worlds%20apart. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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