How to Use a world away from in a Sentence

a world away from

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• The announcers half a world away from the events, though — kind of weird, huh?
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Feb. 2022
• Owning a hamster is a world away from having a pet like a cat or dog.
  — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
• What was happening in their gut and mouth and on their skin was a world away from today.
  — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
• Near Mount Charleston, alpine scenery feels like a world away from the desert floor.
  — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026
• Oslo is a world away from the London luxury of his hedge fund days.
  — Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2024
• Being overseas and isolated forced him to grow up quickly, half a world away from home.
  — Andy Smith, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2025
• While many ships have upscale suites, these offer greater privacy, a world away from the rest of the vessel.
  — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
• Its listing explains that the tree house sits on its own private five acres, making guests feel a world away from others.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2020
• Both sisters also sported long dark locks in the picture, a world away from their current hairstyles.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 5 June 2023
• Though Berkeley is a world away from Bombay, the patio is a nice place to pretend.
  — Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Aug. 2022
• But Milford is 30 miles and a world away from the Ivy League campus.
  — Ben Adler, USA Today, 12 June 2025
• In terms of cost and practicality, the new home is a world away from the digs on Third Street.
  — oregonlive, 19 Jan. 2023
• The dramatic coastline here is many miles and a world away from the windswept plain where Stonehenge stands today.
  — National Geographic, 19 July 2022
• The song is a world away from the Lovato of Dancing with the Devil.
  — Cat Cardenas, SPIN, 21 Sep. 2022
• The ancient city of Marrakech might seem half a world away from California.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
• The realities of running and reviving a small business that's a world away from his past life threaten to push him to the brink.
  — Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2022
• Proposing that someone accompany you to the superstore is a world away from inviting a date to a movie, or to a café for a drink.
  — Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2023
• Only accessible by boat, the white sand and Caribbean waters feel a world away from the city.
  — Jessica Poitevien, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2025
• Tresco The second largest island, Tresco feels a world away from the hubbub of St Mary's.
  — Julia O'Driscoll, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 June 2024
• Ojai, population 7,500, is half a world away from the Gaza Strip.
  — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• Corlett was a world away from the Norse setting of his new show for that type of character—namely, a modern teenager.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2022
• The namesake High Desert is a region two hours’ drive and a world away from Los Angeles.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 17 May 2023
• The rule became a sticking point two summers ago, a half a world away from Tokyo, in Lima, Peru.
  — Eddie Pells, Star Tribune, 22 July 2021
• For Montiel, Humboldt was a world away from San Bernardino, her hometown.
  — Debbie Truong, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2023
• The process is a world away from the one open to employees at Disneyland in California.
  — Caroline Reid, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
• The scene is a world away from when el Gardoum learned to surf fifteen years ago, on the very same beach, lacking formal equipment or instruction.
  — Frankie Adkins, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2023
• Simi Valley, ringed by hills and thick with citrus groves, had once felt a world away from the busy heart of Los Angeles.
  — Longreads, 8 Mar. 2023
• Wild and rustic, Sveti Klement feels a world away from the marble streets of Split or the cocktail bars of Hvar.
  — Marco Palermo, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
• America's war with Iran has left Minnesota travelers stranded a world away from home.
  — Frankie McLister, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
• Her appointment Saturday was a world away from Bseiso’s home in the northern Gaza Strip.
  — Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024