How to Use by far in a Sentence
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The best part was by far the soft and pillowy flour tortilla.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
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Ohio State garnered 38 first-place votes, by far the most of any team in the poll.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
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Crew Dragon is, for now at least, by far the preferred option.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
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Fisher and his comrades are by far the biggest selling point.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
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The prices, across the board, are by far the highest in Olympic history.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 31 July 2026
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Djokovic won all three, and this was by far the most comfortable, the only one that did not go to five sets.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 July 2026
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But once this was solved, Antonelli was by far the fastest of the leading trio.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 30 June 2026
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Who'd have thought that this thin sliver of soft sand would be the most popular beach on the island, and by far?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
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Thought the cutter was really good, but by far, the best his curveball and slider have been.
—Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
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Pfizer has 30 drugs listed on TrumpRx, by far the most drugs on the site.
—Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 16 July 2026
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Its strength is expected in a country where soccer is by far the most popular sport.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 14 July 2026
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However, the best part, by far, has been the return of family dinners.
—Melissa Petro, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026
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Nowak’s death was seized on by far-right activists and politicians, who claim that there is bias against white people in the justice system.
—ABC News, 1 July 2026
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That's with the exception of its wind division, which remains by far its smallest in terms of revenue.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 2 July 2026
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Elon Musk himself, one man, owns more wealth by far than the bottom half of American households.
—NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
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At lunchtime, sunbathers clamber up the stairs from the beach, to dine at the shaded veranda restaurant that’s by far the best place to eat in town.
—Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
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Daemon’s ambitions too big by far, crashing up against reality time and again.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
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The only child between the first lady and the president, Barron is by far the most private.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 20 July 2026
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On-demand playback is by far the most valuable Premium feature.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 28 July 2026
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Microsoft's stock has slumped 21% this year, by far the worst performance among the mega-cap tech companies.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 July 2026
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So Iran sent all of that oil toward China, by far its biggest customer before and during the war.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
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But the chocolate babka is by far Bakey’s most popular item, with the almond babka not far behind.
—Connie Ogle july 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
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Westbrook is by far the most accomplished playmaker still available, but the Heat has bypassed him in the past.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
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In general, of all the billionaire tech bros out there, Huang is by far the best, kindest, and most level-headed.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
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Cohen is baseball’s richest owner by far, worth $22 billion, per Bloomberg.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
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While Scheffler is by far the most consistent golfer in the game, the hottest golfer might be Wyndham Clark.
—Jeff Hartman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
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The 2-0 win against France in the semifinal was by far its best performance and one that caught the attention of the world.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
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The 60-site campground has all the RV amenities, but its star feature by far is the Milky Way.
—Lauren Matison, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2021
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The Broncos also dropped 13 first-quarter passes in 2025, by far the most in the league.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 16 July 2026
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Yet the biggest holdup by far is the bill’s ethics provisions, which would govern how lawmakers and the president make money on crypto.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
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