How to Use "Far" with Example Sentences

far (adj): not near or close

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Used with nouns:

"She swam to the far bank of the river."
(bank, edge, side, shore)

"Their house is a far distance from here."
(distance)

"It is located to your far left."
(left, right)

"That won't happen until far in the future."
(future)

"Put it in the far corner of the room."
(corner, recess)

"I left it near the far wall."
(wall, post, end)

far (adv): at a long distance; very much

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Used with adjectives:

"His skill is far superior to mine."
(superior)

"Her test score was far better than she had expected."
(better, worse)

"The two sisters are far more different than I had imagined."
(different)

"Her idea is far more preferable than mine."
(preferable, advanced)

Used with verbs:

"Sales have far exceeded our expectations."
(exceeded, surpassed)

"The benefits far outweigh the risks."
(outweigh)

"The army far outnumbered our enemy."
(outnumbered)

"The arrow penetrated far into the tree trunk."
(penetrated)

"They have traveled far to be here."
(traveled)

"The cow has strayed far from its pen."
(strayed, wandered)

"She never ventures far from home."
(ventures)