far from ideal

idiom

: not at all good
The conditions were far from ideal.

Examples of far from ideal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But testing various treatment options was far from ideal, too. Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024 For those dreaming of space tourism, the reality is far from ideal due to the limited state of the technology and the absurd costs. George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024 While these changing conditions are far from ideal, there is a small silver lining for consumers. Paul Caputo, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 While the situation is far from ideal, Colorado is at least doing better than some states, because public health agencies can reach out to anyone who tests positive and offer them treatment, Calonge said. Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2024 Roughly 11 megabits of bandwidth is usable but far from ideal. PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2024 Ackman, whose fortune is now estimated at $2.4 billion by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, said the timing was far from ideal. Pierre Paulden, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2023 Yet the conditions for many controllers are far from ideal. Sydney Ember, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023 The timing of the controversial decision to effectively put TweetDeck behind a paywall is far from ideal. Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 4 July 2023

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“Far from ideal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20from%20ideal. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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