so far as

conjunction

Examples of so far as in a Sentence

the idea works so far as you've thought it out, but there may be angles you haven't considered
Recent Examples on the Web In a new video posted on Instagram on Saturday, June 15, the 28-year-old influencer opened up about what married life feels like for her so far as she got glammed up to celebrate her one-month wedding anniversary with her husband, Evan McClintock. Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024 The sieving methods cannot be generalized so far as to push the result down to N = 2, however. Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 7 June 2024 Now, there’s been some plausible doubt so far as to why Lindy has been more receptive to Ruby than the Doctor thus far. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 31 May 2024 From the cradle to the grave the life and thought of the Soviet citizen are mapped out for him so far as external influences can be mobilized to achieve this end. Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011 See all Example Sentences for so far as 

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Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of so far as was in 1530

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“So far as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20far%20as. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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