far cry

noun

1
: a long distance
2
: something notably different
the effects of the new law were a far cry from what was intended

Examples of far cry in a Sentence

the hotel is a far cry from the train station, so you'd better call a cab
Recent Examples on the Web Quite a far cry away from 63-hp kei vans sold in Japan. Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 8 Aug. 2023 The outfit was far cry from a soccer uniform, and aside from the shoes themselves, an unathletic ensemble. Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2023 Though these non-violent campaigns are a far cry from what’s shown in the film, that hasn’t stopped the right from codifying any actions that might disrupt fossil fuel infrastructure as terrorism. Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2023 Combined, the two candidates have raised $181,289, which, while sizable by historical standards for an Assembly race, is a far cry from what was spent last year. Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2023 But its portrait of a Midwest America in mourning—a wintry landscape of regret that's a far cry from Linklater's sunny, carefree Texas—is a moving attempt to grapple with the consequences of the military industrial complex. A.a. Dowd, Chron, 4 Apr. 2023 The elderly couple were a far cry from Marilla and Matthew, the brother and sister who adopt Anne. V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023 An afternoon at Decentraland’s Fashion Week is a far cry from a trip to Milan’s Villa Carlotta during Italy’s real fashion week. Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023 That's a far cry from Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), easily Trump's closest challenger in early polls. Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of far cry was in 1817

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“Far cry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20cry. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

far cry

noun
1
: a long distance
2
: something notably different
her completed project was a far cry from what she had envisioned
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