Sentence examples for is well wide from inspiring English sources
"Firstly, to say that singing didn't exist on terraces before the 60s is well wide of the mark.
"The idea that Michael Gove is in any way directing our criticism of Ofsted is well wide of the mark," Green said.
Lucas Moura sprints forward on the break and finds Ibra in the left side of the area but his shot across the goalmouth is well wide.
"Prosecuting these two for their roles, without any connection to a substantive criminal offense, is well wide of the mark from a policy and legal point of view; it's just like killing two chickens in front of the monkey," he said, referring to a Chinese proverb about punishing the weak to frighten the powerful.
The talk of tenderness could be why Crabtree has had to wait until the age of 27 and the eve of his testimonial season for his first senior England cap, but in this Four Nations tournament he has shown that any casual dismissal of him as a gentle giant is well wide of the mark.
He manages to keep a well-hit wallop down, though it's well wide right.
The throw was well wide of the bag and hit off the camera well.
She said press reports that she had received £600,000 were well wide of the mark.
The Leeds chanteuse has an engagingly languid touch (though Billie Holiday comparisons are well wide).
