: remote in time or space

Examples of far-off in a Sentence

many a young person has joined the military with the hope of traveling to far-off places the impossibility of predicting what life will be like in the far-off future
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With conventional inflight Wi-Fi, that kind of maneuver usually causes a signal drop-out until the antenna atop the plane can lock in on the far-off satellite’s signal again. Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 13 May 2025 He is also formed by his studies at Catholic Theological Union, a seminary for priests from religious communities conceived in a new mode after Vatican II; one that did not isolate seminarians from the realities of the world in some far-off bucolic location. Mark R. Francis, Time, 10 May 2025 The cellist and composer, 36, makes music out of noise others might wish to tune out: turn-signal clicks, a far-off tornado siren test, the hums of refrigerators. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025 The mass of seaweed, which piles up on beaches and collects around marinas and docks, is also forming earlier than usual out in far-off ocean waters. Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for far-off

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of far-off was in the 15th century

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“Far-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far-off. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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far-off

adjective
ˈfär-ˈȯf
: remote in time or space

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