: 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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Nothing distracts from the heat like a journey into a far-off fictional land. Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 July 2025 With fewer than 20 games left in the regular season, the playoffs are a far-off dream. Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025 Local officials are more accountable to voters than those in far-off places, but that doesn’t mean that locals necessarily are fonts of good sense. The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 30 July 2025 Likewise, planning cannot be delegated to futurists and technical experts sent to a far-off bunker to spend months crafting detailed plans in isolation. Matan Chorev, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2025 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 6 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

far-off

adjective
ˈfär-ˈȯf
: remote in time or space

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