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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Lionsgate released Small Things Like These in the UK, Ireland and the U.S. in November, with over $6M in global box office so far as international rollout continues. Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024 Three suspects have been arrested so far as a result, one in France and two in Spain. Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 Of 33 people interviewed so far as part of the outbreak investigation, 27 (82%) reported eating cucumbers, according to the FDA. Caroline Tien, SELF, 3 Dec. 2024 While the demand for ever bigger TVs is mostly a very good thing so far as I’m concerned, the one downside is the way those cinematic screens turn into massive black holes in your room decor when they’re turned off. John Archer, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for so far as 

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 24 Dec. 2024.

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