far gone

idiom

informal

: in a very bad, weak, or confused condition because of being sick, tired, drunk, etc.

He had been drinking for a couple of hours, so he was pretty far gone by then.

She was too far gone to understand what we were asking her.

Examples of far gone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Lebanese national dialogue over Hezbollah’s weapons has so far gone nowhere because the group’s weapons are integrally linked to Iran’s agenda. —

Bilal Y. Saab, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2010 Between the lines: Independents were most likely to believe that democracy is too far gone. —

April Rubin, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024 But for a candidate who moved back into Michigan to run this race — having moved to Florida — and who hadn't been in political office for most of a decade, this race has so far gone about as well as could be expected. —

Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2024 The GOP convention has so far gone without a hitch for Vance and Trump, with no vocal opposition whatsoever. —

Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for far gone

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