: 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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Bucket list trips often include far-off destinations, epic adventures and unforgettable experiences, but some can be found right in our backyard. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024 The authors estimate that the more far-off companion orbits the black hole every 70,000 years. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024 Wealthy English, who loved to impress guests with exotic birds as the meal’s centerpiece, named the fowl after the far-off place some merchants had carted it from: Turkey. Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024 The young Wells dealt with her awkwardness the same way Murderbot eventually would: by immersing herself in far-off realms. Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024 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 21 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

far-off

adjective
ˈfär-ˈȯf
: remote in time or space

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