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
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Only $94,000 has been recovered so far as part of the investigation. Zack Sharf, Variety, 25 Sep. 2024 Partly, this is because there are not nearly as many must-play exclusives out this generation so far as there were in the PS2 era. Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 And Golding gives perhaps the best performance of his career so far as Nicolas, slowly unraveling as his grief and bubbling insecurity starts to get the better of him. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2024 The investors remained net buyers of Chinese stocks for the third quarter so far as of Aug. 6, the data showed. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for so far as 

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 5 Nov. 2024.

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