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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Downtown Huntsville back then was a far cry from its vibrant state today.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, 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
  • This iteration of Trump is a far cry from the one who won the presidency in 2016.
    — Jon D. Michaels, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
  • Rapp’s vibe in person, though, is warm and ironic, a far cry from Queen Bee Regina’s ice-cold hauteur.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Bell has posted a dismal OPS below .700 which is a far cry from his career norms.
    — Craig Mish, Miami Herald, 8 July 2024
  • Rodrigo's whole look is a far cry from the brazen, in-your-face outfits of the 2000s: Her letting the fuzzy top be the focal point feels like just the right amount of statement.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Certainly a far cry from when the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner was just happy to snag a job in a mailroom for the free supplies.
    — David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • That is a far cry from the Angels, who never made the playoffs or even had a winning record during Ohtani’s six seasons with the team.
    — Ken Belson, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Amazon is a far cry from the book e-tailer start-up founded in Bezos’s Seattle-area garage in 1994.
    — Trisha Thadani, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
  • How the #Resistance fell off The sour vibes earlier this year were a far cry from the energy that dominated during the Trump years.
    — Christian Paz, Vox, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The money is a far cry from the Blue Ribbon Panel’s recommendation.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024

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