far and away


see under by far.

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How to use far and away in a sentence

  • The ever-green roses are best for this purpose, and of these Flora is by far-and-away the nicest rose.

    Small Gardens | Violet Purton Biddle
  • He was ambitious that it should be said of him that he was far-and-away the cleverest of his party.

    The Duke's Children | Anthony Trollope
  • But he could only be far-and-away the cleverest by saying and doing that which no one could understand.

    The Duke's Children | Anthony Trollope