How to Use far-off in a Sentence

far-off

adjective
  • For young people, this can mean that a good score might seem far-off.
    — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • More than one study has shown how far-off their estimates can be.
    — Ron Lieber, New York Times, 29 June 2023
  • For today's workforce though, those days seem like a far-off dream.
    — Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • That’s all a far-off dream, but Google just brought us one step closer.
    — Thomas Germain / Gizmodo, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Better to be able to pop next door at night than try to race down to a far-off basement.
    — Simon Usborne, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Freedom is a far-off dream when one’s own very survival is in question.
    — Mustafa Barghouti, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Construction robots are no longer a far-off idea.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Chickenbone is a lonely spot, with the look of wild and far-off places about it.
    — Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Aonuma said this was just one of many ways to get to these far-off islands in the sky.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 28 Mar. 2023
  • What used to seem like a far-off dream is a reality now for Shaw.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Of course, parents who weren’t sure about measles shots may opt for them when the virus no longer seems like a far-off risk.
    — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 25 May 2025
  • Luckily, these far-off goals aren’t the only reason to wear one.
    — Sara Gaynes Levy, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Yet despite the distance between them, the sun still holds sway over the far-off planet.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Lawrence added overlooking war and strife in a far-off land risked the same happening at home.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
  • While this may seem a far-off dream, the company has already achieved many of its other goals.
    — Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Does the character randomly get a far-off look in their eyes and pause mid-sentence?
    — Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The goal of Thursday’s gathering was to help those in far-off peril.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
  • On the heli back to Golden, every guest has a far-off, wistful look in their eyes.
    — Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Ultimately, a foolproof test for fake wine remains a far-off idea.
    — Chris Hall, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The film illustrated my concept of adulthood, a then far-off realm.
    — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Remember how far-off, how ridiculous that sounded?
    — Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The stuff of local lore and warm memories that stretch to the far-off blue horizon where the sparkling ocean meets the cobalt sky.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Start making moves, even small ones, to reach any far-off destination that has always called your name.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2023
  • But what if your box is stuck in some far-off corner because that’s where your internet line enters the house?
    — Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Residents fled on foot, walking hours through far-off mountains with little more than the clothes on their backs.
    — ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Her greed and desires and fantasies are not far-off musings but tangible and within reach.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 June 2025
  • But the images encode all the dark matter between the far-off object and the telescope.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2026
  • This was not some far-off game in the hinterlands that the committee members could only judge by the score.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Head to these sustainable stays in far-off corners of the world for an unforgettable trip.
    — Kristin Winkaffe, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Frequently squinting when looking at far-off objects might mean their vision is not good enough.
    — Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 19 Dec. 2025

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