: remote in time or space

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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Good King, who falls for the temptress, promptly follows her tip to fight a far-off battle, and never returns. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2025 Graham, Kansas City Bier Company’s head brewer, posted the note on Facebook, with a clear message of his own for anyone unclear about who would be paying the import tax: The tariff would be paid by Kansas City Bier Company, not by Canada or some other far-off group. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2025 Basic challenges can range from eating Kosher in far-off places to keeping Shabbat — the 24-hour period of rest where Jews refrain from all labor — to observing important holidays and rituals. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025 But now, with US vaccination rates slipping, herd immunity becoming spotty, cases rising by the day, and outbreaks simmering in multiple states, the US is no longer different from far-off places that struggle with the extremely infectious virus. Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for far-off

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of far-off was in the 15th century

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“Far-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far-off. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

far-off

adjective
ˈfär-ˈȯf
: remote in time or space

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