a far cry from

phrase

: very different from (something or someone)

The movie is a far cry from the book.

He's a far cry from the idealistic young writer he once was.

Examples of a far cry from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The current frenzy is a far cry from when the brand first launched in 2012 as a sophisticated, health-conscious dessert shop inspired by the European heritage of founders David Subotic, Tanja Subotic and Johnathan Williams. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

The Jaguar Type 01 is a long, low-slung electric sedan featuring imposing, blocky styling -- a far cry from sleek Jaguars of the past. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

And while Neon and A24 have certainly taken up the auteur mantle in the past half-decade, these studios can offer low-to-mid-level budgets, a far cry from the $100 million-plus that De Luca and Abdy greenlit. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

The two built the day around the outdoors and intimacy, a far cry from the world in which their romance began. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for a far cry from

• abomasum
• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• pisum
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• bum
• chum