far and away

adverb

: by a considerable margin
was far and away the better team

Examples of far and away in a Sentence

that Mexican restaurant is far and away the best in the area
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Chestnut and Sudo are far and away the favorites to win the men's and women's contests, respectively. July 4, CBS News, 4 July 2025 Nike is far and away the global leader in sportswear, and LEGO is tops in toys. Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025 Her tour, which saw tickets sell for tens of thousands of dollars, is far and away the highest-grossing tour of all time. Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 30 May 2025 Texas ranks as far and away the largest natural gas producing state in the country. David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for far and away

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of far and away was in 1830

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“Far and away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20and%20away. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

far and away

adverb
: by a great extent or degree
was far and away the better team
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