far cry
Example Sentences
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Granted, neither Gallego nor Murphy have alienated their constituencies with these ideas, but it’s a far cry from their personas when they were first elected.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
But being even modestly above average is still a far cry from declaring that August is a losing month for the stock market.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Financing such deals is a far cry from traditional private equity, where firms use funds they raise from institutional investors and the ultrawealthy, plus debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
It's a far cry from basin depths in Silesia -- a historic coal mining region in southern Poland where he still extracts the ore.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
It was a more austere version of Riverdale, a far cry from my Bronx neighborhood.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
