Sentence examples for as far cry from inspiring English sources

The phrase "as far cry" is not correct in written English.
The correct expression is "a far cry" which is used to indicate a significant difference or distance between two things.
Example: "The new product is a far cry from the original version, showcasing many improvements."
Alternatives: "a significant difference" or "a long way from".

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Here's where I'm picturing bandit/cannibal camps as Far Cry style outposts.

"Girls are coming in by the bucket load," said Key, who talked up Ubisoft's development of its "Petz" games and plushies in addition, of course, to more classic first-person shooter games such as "Far Cry 2".

I should add that not all CPUs appear in all graphs for the simple reason I haven't had time to re-test those released earlier this year in some newer benchmarks such as Far Cry 5, but there's more than enough comparison between other CPUs.

As Far Cry 4 launches tomorrow, those playing the game early have uncovered something that's a blend of an Easter Egg and an alternate ending that's one of the more interesting video game storytelling twists I can remember seeing in recent memory.

Outside of these titles, it's a mixed bag, which is why the Intel CPU may be more attractive, especially if you play a range of games including titles that show some CPU dependence, such as Far Cry 5 and Deus Ex.

To find out, I've pitched both cards against each other in a range of titles from the latest 3D games such as Far Cry 5 and The Division 2, older but still tough-to-run titles such as Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, plus those that are fairly easy to run, but are popular with high refresh rate gamers that want super-high frame rates, such as World of Tanks.

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Indeed, Rojek is quick to point out that Friends was—like so much television a largely sanitized and apolitical version of the day and age it was situated in, as well as a far cry from the realities of American life.

Mr. Bishop criticized Mr. Romney for the health care insurance law he supported in Massachusetts, portrayed him as a "moderate in lockstep with the establishment folks" and described Michigan's economy as a far cry from the manufacturing capital over which Mr. Romney's father presided.

That dedication to detail was obvious as soon as I saw Mr. Philoreau's interpretation of ratatouille: a delicate, fan-shaped tartlet of roasted onion, tomato, eggplant and zucchini -- as far a cry from the messy vegetable stew I had too often encountered as sautéed sole is from fish sticks.

But with boutique coffee roasters encroaching from the gentrified blocks to the south and slick Kosher grocers catering to the Satmar Hasidim who've moved here from Williamsburg to the north, it's about as far a cry from "Murder Marcyville" as it is from Mayberry.

For this short film, Lex worked with longtime buddy Diplo, moody UK producer Actress, Japanese actress Miho Nikaido, and Butoh dancer Maki Shinagawa to create something alluring and mysterious about as far a cry away from "expressing yourself" on a twerk wall as possible.

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