How to Use a far cry from in a Sentence

a far cry from

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  • But the cuts are a far cry from what the G.O.P. once threatened.
    — Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2023
  • That’s a far cry from the $7,208 per person the same route would have cost us at the time of booking.
    — Callie Radke Stevens, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Still, that's a far cry from Towns' career mark of 39.8% from deep.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
  • These Brussels sprout recipes are a far cry from those sad sprouts.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The performance was a far cry from the team’s 4-0 loss in Columbus last week.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2024
  • In a scene that's a far cry from where last week's episode left us, the two then proceed to the ship's upper deck.
    — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The episode ends as a smile creeps across her face, which is a far cry from the expressionless bride at the top of the hour.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Christened Noy, the new multihull is a far cry from the boats on the ocean thousands of years ago.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The newest normal will be a far cry from the peak TV of old, however.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
  • That’s a far cry from the Web3 obituaries that have been written over the past year.
    — François Candelon, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The album’s rollout went off without a hitch, a far cry from the days of long delays and false starts.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
  • That is still a far cry from the hundreds of thousands of men playing in both countries.
    — Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2023
  • This careful approach to heat styling is a far cry from the practice of heat training.
    — Kayla Greaves, Allure, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Seaweed farms are a far cry from the rows of corn and wheat that make up monoculture farming on land.
    — Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The calm scene is a far cry from the revving tractors and bales of hay blocking major highways just a few miles outside the city.
    — Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Wisconsin gets to start right at midfield, a far cry from the poor field position of the last drive.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Jones is somewhat boyish, a far cry from Augie, the grieving and confused dad.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 May 2023
  • These numbers are a far cry from the 77 percent of who expressed the same sentiments.
    — Monica Sager, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Those cases are a far cry from suing every creator of a meme, of course.
    — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2023
  • My hair comes out of each wash whisper-soft and moisturized, a far cry from the wiry, bone-dry mop I was forced to work with pre-Jupiter.
    — Jake Smith, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2023
  • This was a far cry from the big-vision data-center broad strokes posed by Huang in his keynote.
    — John Burek, PCMAG, 10 June 2024
  • The feel-good holiday rom-com is a far cry from the bad-boy roles that made the former teen heartthrob a TV fixture.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Rooted in cottagecore, these mini-blooms are a far cry from the blousy florals of chintz or the punchy flowers of pop art.
    — Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2024
  • That’s a far cry from just 50 years ago, when women couldn’t even open a credit card or bank account on their own.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Downtown Huntsville back then was a far cry from its vibrant state today.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 22 Apr. 2023
  • That’s a far cry from the tens of thousands that turned out to vote in the early hours of the 2022 primary and general elections.
    — The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The joys of domesticity are a far cry from Miller’s last stopover in Portland as a 19-year-old.
    — oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Enacted in 2019, the idea was simple, and a far cry from the strict, New York City-style rent control that landlords so fear.
    — Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
  • That’s a far cry from the mid-30s assumptions shoppers are making.
    — Tyler Renaghan, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Blazy’s style is synonymous with slick, sophisticated tailoring, lashings of leather and off-beat accessories — all of which feel a far cry from Chanel’s heritage quilting and bouclé.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024

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