How to Use far-reaching in a Sentence

far-reaching

adjective
  • In both cases, within months, the government launched far-reaching inquiries into what went wrong.
    Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Fatigue in depression is also poorly understood and can have far-reaching effects.
    Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Outages will only keep ticking upward as Milton’s far-reaching winds push through central Florida and the state’s east coast.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The impact of this is far-reaching, disrupting the lakes' food webs, fisheries and recreational opportunities.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The 2024 presidential election will have far-reaching effects on supply chains regardless of which party assumes power.
    Alex Saric, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The Impact of Junk Mail The effects of junk mail are far-reaching.
    Rebecca Clarke, Treehugger, 25 July 2023
  • The morning breeze was just a bit cooler and far-reaching.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
  • But the pièce de resistance is the rooftop pool and sun terrace, with far-reaching views over the city.
    Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The changes are far-reaching and touch many parts of the user experience on the iPhone.
    Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Whether that gamble pays off or not could have far-reaching impacts for the Dodgers.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The State Senate passed a more far-reaching version, but the bill died in the Assembly.
    Grace Ashford, New York Times, 29 May 2023
  • If approved, the dredging would be a part of a larger, far-reaching project.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2024
  • And the effects of climate change on mental health are far-reaching.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The third effect would be the most far-reaching: The world would get to see what happens when Big Tech opens up one of its black boxes.
    David Meyer, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Phyllis and Ron couldn’t have imagined that the fair would have such far-reaching effects.
    Gillian Bagwell, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2023
  • There were many twists and turns, but the significance is far-reaching.
    Billboard China, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2023
  • But the Fed’s actions have a far-reaching impact on the economy.
    Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
  • When women take charge of their finances, said Dow Janes’s King, the impact is far-reaching.
    Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The year was also marked by the far-reaching implementation of the NSL.
    Doug Bandow, National Review, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The changes in these deep waters can have far-reaching consequences.
    Laura Paddison, CNN, 12 June 2023
  • Enter Email Sign Up The backlash to that decision has been swift and far-reaching.
    James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The floods’ far-reaching impacts can be seen from above by satellites orbiting the earth.
    Erin Caughey, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The potential benefits of AI in health care are vast and far-reaching.
    Paul Hudson, STAT, 30 July 2024
  • However, critics argue the bills are too far-reaching and could do more harm than good.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 29 Nov. 2023
  • But the issues weighing on the company’s business and stock price are far-reaching.
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
  • No matter how the case is resolved in the courts, such moves will likely have far-reaching consequences.
    Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Yet the struggle with the most far-reaching implications may well occur not on Earth but above it.
    Alexander William Salter, National Review, 18 June 2024
  • Arizona passed a far-reaching law in 2010, and Alabama and Georgia followed the next year.
    Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The current Supreme Court has received a shower of abuse from both left and right for its far-reaching pronouncements.
    George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2024
  • The impact on Sarah and the rest of their family was immediate and far-reaching.
    Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023

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