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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Two people have died so far as a result of the disease. Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 18 Mar. 2025 Has any former president fallen from grace quite so fast and so far as Woodrow Wilson? The commander in chief once renowned for making the world safe for democracy has effectively been canceled by both ends of the political spectrum. Christian Schneider, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025 What follows it one of the strangest sequences in Severance season 2 so far as Mark and Helly make their way down a tiny corridor and discover a field of goats. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025 The only indication so far as to what caused the incident is that when police were called about the driver it was flagged as a possible DUI. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 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 25 Mar. 2025.

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