far-off
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of far-off
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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“And the insult added to that injury is an innocent party’s financial life can be turned upside down based on someone else’s fraud — conducted in the far-off past and entirely unbeknownst to the law-abiding party.”
From MarketWatch
Especially for Jay, whose subplot concerns his desire for a musical career apart from this partnership, and includes him covertly planning to perform at an open-mic event in far-off Ottawa.
In the far-off distance, she saw a unicorn grazing at its bank, and a green herd of ratatoskas.
From Literature
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“We brought all these amazing young people together to show you that climate change isn’t some far-off threat,” Natalie said, reading from the screen on the podium.
From Literature
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And when the production falls somewhere between RedOne productions and Plan B deep cuts, that world becomes a post-cultural, hazy pop dystopia of both the past and a far-off, distant future.
From Los Angeles Times
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