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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by far

"People say your 20s are the best years of your life and these are the worst years of my life, by far."

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

California Rep. Jared Huffman is one of just four openly agnostic or religiously unaffiliated lawmakers and is by far the most outspoken.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

Now say you run a juice factory that relies on apples, because apple juice is your most profitable product by far.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

The company said results in North America -- by far its biggest market -- were boosted by "record" sales of full-sized pickup trucks.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

In the Iliad Hector is nobler by far than any of the heavenly beings, and Andromache infinitely to be preferred to Athena or Aphrodite.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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