by far

Idioms  

1. Also, far and away. To the greatest degree, by a large margin. For example, She is by far the most experienced member of the cast, or, as Anthony Trollope wrote, “He was far and away the cleverest of his party” (The Duke's Children, 1880). The first term dates from the late 1700s, the variant from the mid-1800s. Also see by half.

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Example Sentences

"This is by far the most exciting IPO that we've seen," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

House of Representatives, by far the most of any state.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

"Iron is crystallized in oxide nanoparticles making the cells superparamagnetic and reactive to magnetic fields. We found by far the strongest magnetic response in liver tissue," adds Prof. Ulf Wiedwald, from the University of Duisburg-Essen.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Emboldened by a recent European court ruling, Fender is trying to gain control over what is by far the world’s most popular electric guitar shape more than seven decades after it was released.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Being eighty-nine years old, she’d had plenty of practice and was by far the cake champion of Cold Sassy.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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