by some distance
idiom
: by a great extent or degree : by far
The book is better than the movie by some distance.
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The Boston Celtics were by some distance the best team in the regular season last time out, before going on a dominant run in the playoffs to secure the franchise’s first title since 2008.
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Matias Grez, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
This will likely exceed annual demand by some distance.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
The production’s scale is immediately evident in the gleam of the overture as played by Nicholas Skilbeck’s lustrous, 21-piece band, the largest — by some distance — currently being heard in London.
—David Benedict, Variety, 19 July 2024
The European Union has promised to expedite the shipment of shells after failing by some distance to meet its pledge in the past year.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
In the Flesh) Bernard Rose's elegant and haunting original (aided by Phillip Glass' impeccable gothic score) continues to out-measure its successors in terms of quality by some distance.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2023
Bernard Rose's elegant and haunting original (aided by Phillip Glass' impeccable gothic score) continues to out-measure its successors in terms of quality by some distance.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2023
Taylor Swift commands Australia’s albums chart, and hits double figures at the summit as 1989 (Taylor’s Version) knocks-up week 10 at No. 1.
1989 (Taylor’s Version) (via Universal) is by some distance the most successful of Swift’s re-recorded albums in these parts, ARIA notes.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 5 Jan. 2024
India is, by some distance, the largest buyer of arms from Israel; the country is seen as a dependable source of high-grade military technology.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2023
Matias Grez, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
This will likely exceed annual demand by some distance.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
The production’s scale is immediately evident in the gleam of the overture as played by Nicholas Skilbeck’s lustrous, 21-piece band, the largest — by some distance — currently being heard in London.
—David Benedict, Variety, 19 July 2024
The European Union has promised to expedite the shipment of shells after failing by some distance to meet its pledge in the past year.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
In the Flesh) Bernard Rose's elegant and haunting original (aided by Phillip Glass' impeccable gothic score) continues to out-measure its successors in terms of quality by some distance.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2023
Bernard Rose's elegant and haunting original (aided by Phillip Glass' impeccable gothic score) continues to out-measure its successors in terms of quality by some distance.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2023
Taylor Swift commands Australia’s albums chart, and hits double figures at the summit as 1989 (Taylor’s Version) knocks-up week 10 at No. 1.
1989 (Taylor’s Version) (via Universal) is by some distance the most successful of Swift’s re-recorded albums in these parts, ARIA notes.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 5 Jan. 2024
India is, by some distance, the largest buyer of arms from Israel; the country is seen as a dependable source of high-grade military technology.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2023
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