worlds apart

idiom

: completely different

Your ideas and mine are worlds apart.

Their living conditions were worlds apart.

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Jackson and Emanuel may be worlds apart politically, but these hard-nosed operators relish a fight. —

Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025 Getting instructions on what to do and actually doing it are worlds apart. —

Doug Sundheim, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 As Wisconsin saw in their rallies in Milwaukee four days ago — and their many stops in our battleground state — their messages to America have been worlds apart. —

Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024 The Delicious Darkness of Squid Game Food Tie-Ins Fast food, jerky, and whisky may seem worlds apart from the deadly stakes of Squid Game, but these tie-ins have tapped into the show's global resonance. —

Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for worlds apart