How to Use far gone in a Sentence
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Some ears, such as my right one, are too far gone for filler.
—Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
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As well as pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
—Andy Meek, BGR, 3 Mar. 2022
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His feet, though, were too far gone to risk re-warming in the field.
—Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
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His uncle seems too far gone in booze to take on an oshkaabewis.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
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Americans love this idea, yet the bills have so far gone nowhere.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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And if that’s the case, the name game probably is too far gone.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Jan. 2022
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Last year, Texas’ game against Iowa State showed how far gone the team was.
—Dallas News, 12 Oct. 2022
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He was told that his body was was too far gone to make any significant changes to his health.
—Nile Fortner, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2022
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Calls by the African Union for a cease-fire have so far gone unheeded.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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In other words, damage that is too far gone to treat with over-the-counter hydrators.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 19 Mar. 2025
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Hopefully, your washing machine isn’t as far gone as mine was.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
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Hopefully, your washing machine isn’t as far gone as mine was.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
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Hopefully, your washing machine isn’t as far gone as mine was.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
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The apartments, which were denied historic status by the city, were deemed too far gone to save.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
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Or maybe even the 4th seed, but Prince George is probably too far gone.
—Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2023
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Some are too far gone to be restored by even the most motivated house-flipper.
—Tory Wegerski, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
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So often, people turn the other cheek and pay them no mind or assume addicts are too far gone.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
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Debtwire’s Foss agrees and suggests that Claire’s is too far gone to recover.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Neuman has been too far gone for a while, and last week’s unlikely team-up didn’t really change that.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 July 2024
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But, sadly, this can be hard to repair once too far gone; naming the dynamic out loud can be daunting and awkward.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Yet mobilizing rich countries’ to invest in vaccines for diseases that seem far gone isn’t always easy.
—Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 25 July 2022
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The monkeys – mid-sized primates known for their roaring calls – were too far gone as Mexico grapples with drought along with heat.
—Mark Stevenson and Maria Verza, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2024
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At a 14-point deficit out of the last playoff spot, the Predators are more than likely too far gone to mount a run back into the race.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Bark falling off and fungi sprouting from the wood are both typical signs that the wood is too far gone for friction fire components like drills and boards.
—Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 26 May 2020
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Instead of patching and fixing a relic that was likely too far gone to fix, Microsoft started anew.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 15 June 2022
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Those who aren’t too far gone may be able to get their homes under control with a little awareness, a lot of motivation, the help of a friend and a few new habits.
—Marni Jameson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
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Those who fall on the other side of that figure are too far gone, completely untethered from any semblance of reality.
—Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Feb. 2022
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Rogerson and Barden said the insurance company deemed the truck too far gone and paid out a claim, but the pair did not specify the amount.
—Graeme Taskerud, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
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Louis is such a tough customer that Frank would sooner be assigned to the unit’s biggest skinhead — at least that guy is too far gone to hate people anymore.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
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All of the occupants were offered spots at the city’s new Roseville Road shelter, and two have so far gone, Swanson said.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 9 Feb. 2024
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