How to Use far cry in a Sentence

far cry

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  • The new trust is a very far cry from what idle SDRs could be doing.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 20 Apr. 2022
  • That's a far cry from the 199 yards on the ground the Bearcats averaged over the previous three games.
    — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2022
  • While that figure is nothing to sneeze at, it’s a far cry from the last few years.
    — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2022
  • That is a far cry from the unbridled optimism of the past.
    — New York Times, 28 July 2022
  • The house was a far cry from the nine-bedroom mansion Gandy had described.
    — Abigail Pesta, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2022
  • 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 slate is a far cry from Thanksgiving weekends of yore.
    — Frank Pallotta, CNN, 25 Nov. 2022
  • This is a far cry from the golden era of the Great Resignation.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The model is a far cry from the more hard-line stances on work that have been appearing in the news as of late.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2022
  • And that’s a far cry from where things stood when Wilson arrived.
    — Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • But the Spicy Dan Dan Noodles was a far cry from the original dish…and not very spicy at all.
    — Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appétit, 15 Aug. 2022
  • But these are a far cry from the game-changing promise of the early studies.
    — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2022
  • That, of course, was a far cry from 70-degree days the previous week down South.
    — Rick Armstrong, chicagotribune.com, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The mission to find the Endurance was a far cry from Shackleton’s voyage on the 144-foot schooner.
    — Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 7 Dec. 2022
  • This list's second Reese Witherspoon film is a far cry from the first.
    — Sophie Van Bastelaer, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2022
  • All has been a far cry from Stakhovsky's 16-year career on the pro tennis circuit.
    — Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 23 Mar. 2022
  • This was a far cry from how Democratic chances stood mere months ago.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2022
  • That’s a far cry from 2008, when Prince was a late addition to the lineup to boost ticket sales.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Overall, not as terrible as the last few episodes but a far, far cry from good.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 May 2022
  • That’s a far cry from where the landscape stood last summer, just before the floodgates were opened on NIL.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022
  • But both are a far cry from the rapid population growth of recent decades.
    — Kristine De Leon, oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2022
  • Adult Alicent is cold and wooden, a far cry from her warm teenage self.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2022
  • The scene couldn't have been more mellow — a far cry, Peggy told me, from previous years.
    — Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Again, the product at Wild Horse Pass was a far cry from the lofty standards established over the past five seasons.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 4 June 2022
  • That was a far cry from Xi’s caution for Covid during his first trip abroad since the pandemic.
    — Nectar Gan, CNN, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The resulting space is a far cry from the builder-grade, white-walled, interiors she was first met with.
    — Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful, 2 June 2022
  • Across the board, the price drops hover around the 20 percent to 25 percent off range, which is not a far cry from Hoka's Black Friday deals.
    — Ellen McAlpine, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Those first cooked meals were a far cry from today’s turkey dinners.
    — Maddie Burakoff, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The team had less than two weeks to pull it off, a far cry from the two months Bergeron said would normally be required for a lift this big.
    — Kenan Draughornestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2022

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