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Examples of far-off in a Sentence
many a young person has joined the military with the hope of traveling to far-off places
the impossibility of predicting what life will be like in the far-off future
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Bucket list trips often include far-off destinations, epic adventures and unforgettable experiences, but some can be found right in our backyard.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
The authors estimate that the more far-off companion orbits the black hole every 70,000 years.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
Wealthy English, who loved to impress guests with exotic birds as the meal’s centerpiece, named the fowl after the far-off place some merchants had carted it from: Turkey.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
The young Wells dealt with her awkwardness the same way Murderbot eventually would: by immersing herself in far-off realms.
—Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of far-off was
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“Far-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far-off. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
far-off
adjectiveˈfär-ˈȯf
: remote in time or space
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