far between

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The outbreak began in Ituri Province, a tropical-forest region of roughly 5.7 million people in Congo’s far northeast, where health facilities are few and far between, and conflict has caused people to flee their homes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

In the past, comparable titles to “The Devil Wears Prada 2” would have been 2008’s “Mamma Mia” or the “Sex in the City” film, but those kinds of movies are now few and far between.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

The discourse is civil and the banter is friendly on this humid, overcast morning before Trump's visit, but such across-the-aisle political discussions are few and far between, residents say.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

“The reality, however, is that altruistic idealists are few and far between in this world.”

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

They could not make out why the wood was so light and still and why they could see so far between the trees.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams