worlds apart
idiom
: completely different
Your ideas and mine are worlds apart.
Their living conditions were worlds apart.
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By The New York Times To cross from Goma to its sister city Gisenyi in Rwanda takes just minutes by land, but the two places feel worlds apart.
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Guerchom Ndebo, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
At first glance, iGaming and pharmaceuticals might appear worlds apart.
—Larry Gurreri, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
That became a hallmark of the program -- bringing people who are worlds apart together for town hall-style conversations.
—Ashley Schwartz-Lavares, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2025
That's worlds apart from what young folk experience now, however.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Guerchom Ndebo, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
At first glance, iGaming and pharmaceuticals might appear worlds apart.
—Larry Gurreri, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
That became a hallmark of the program -- bringing people who are worlds apart together for town hall-style conversations.
—Ashley Schwartz-Lavares, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2025
That's worlds apart from what young folk experience now, however.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for worlds apart
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“Worlds apart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worlds%20apart. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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