far piece
Example Sentences
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Rex Ellsworth has come a far piece since he showed up in Kentucky in 1933 with $600 in his poke and a yen to buy some brood mares.
From Time Magazine Archive
Secretary of the Treasury James Baker is a far piece from the muddy Illinois caravan of George Bush, but he is the most important figure in the Vice President's campaign.
From Time Magazine Archive
The pencil snapped at the point it entered the next dimension but the broken end of the far piece was not to be seen.
From Holes, Incorporated by Reynolds, L. Major
She's a pretty thing, an' she's been a far piece, I'd say.
From Rebel Spurs by Norton, Andre
Slipping my shoes off, I ran back near the door and hid as best I could in a dark recess, back of a far piece of stone.
From Tiger Cat by Keller, David H.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
