How to Use far cry in a Sentence

far cry

noun

• That’s a far cry from how the Hawks started the season.
  — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 10 Nov. 2021
• All of this is a far cry from her childhood in Tel Aviv.
  — Vogue, 28 Jan. 2022
• The new trust is a very far cry from what idle SDRs could be doing.
  — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 20 Apr. 2022
• That's a far cry from the 199 yards on the ground the Bearcats averaged over the previous three games.
  — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2022
• While that figure is nothing to sneeze at, it’s a far cry from the last few years.
  — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2022
• That is a far cry from the unbridled optimism of the past.
  — New York Times, 28 July 2022
• The house was a far cry from the nine-bedroom mansion Gandy had described.
  — Abigail Pesta, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2022
• In a scene that's a far cry from where last week's episode left us, the two then proceed to the ship's upper deck.
  — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2023
• The slate is a far cry from Thanksgiving weekends of yore.
  — Frank Pallotta, CNN, 25 Nov. 2022
• This is a far cry from the golden era of the Great Resignation.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 16 Nov. 2022
• The model is a far cry from the more hard-line stances on work that have been appearing in the news as of late.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2022
• And that’s a far cry from where things stood when Wilson arrived.
  — Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2022
• Christened Noy, the new multihull is a far cry from the boats on the ocean thousands of years ago.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2022
• But the Spicy Dan Dan Noodles was a far cry from the original dish…and not very spicy at all.
  — Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appétit, 15 Aug. 2022
• But these are a far cry from the game-changing promise of the early studies.
  — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2022
• That, of course, was a far cry from 70-degree days the previous week down South.
  — Rick Armstrong, chicagotribune.com, 30 Mar. 2022
• One of his first film jobs was a far cry from his current career.
  — Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2022
• The mission to find the Endurance was a far cry from Shackleton’s voyage on the 144-foot schooner.
  — Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 7 Dec. 2022
• That’s a far cry from the hard-line stance against gambling the biggest pro sports leagues maintained for decades.
  — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2022
• This list's second Reese Witherspoon film is a far cry from the first.
  — Sophie Van Bastelaer, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2022
• But the styles of today are a far cry from Cady Heron’s uniform of choice — though army pants are back in style as well.
  — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 21 Oct. 2021
• All has been a far cry from Stakhovsky's 16-year career on the pro tennis circuit.
  — Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 23 Mar. 2022
• This was a far cry from how Democratic chances stood mere months ago.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2022
• That’s a far cry from 2008, when Prince was a late addition to the lineup to boost ticket sales.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2022
• Overall, not as terrible as the last few episodes but a far, far cry from good.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 May 2022
• The cookers are a far cry from the basic fourneau grills found in many backyards in Senegal.
  — Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2021
• The temperatures were in the 50s — a far cry from Houston — and the same kind of weather was in the forecast for Game 3.
  — Ben Walker, ajc, 28 Oct. 2021
• Still, that is a far cry from the concessions forced upon it during the Cold War.
  — New York Times, 9 Feb. 2022
• That’s a far cry from where the landscape stood last summer, just before the floodgates were opened on NIL.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022
• The elderly couple were a far cry from Marilla and Matthew, the brother and sister who adopt Anne.
  — V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 3 Oct 2024