How do you use Farther in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like far or further, plus the exact meaning.
Farther meaning
Alternative form of further. (See also the usage notes at further.)
Using Farther
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of further. (See also the usage notes at further.)
- Useful related words include: far, further.
- In the example corpus, farther often appears in combinations such as: even farther, farther from, farther finance.
Context around Farther
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Farther
- In this selection, "farther" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pushing, careen, fell, behind, south and left stand out and add context to how "farther" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are traveling farther and farther and enterprise moves farther and farther. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "farther" sits close to words such as contests, demolition and depot, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with farther
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
We can keep pushing farther and farther and help the next generations. (12 words)
It then falls farther and farther behind Earth, and eventually Earth approaches it from the other direction. (17 words)
And on an especially clear day, you can see even farther, to the mountains of Mount Desert Island. (18 words)
Although many of the super-popular historic shows that IMDb users just can't get enough of are set way farther back in history, the fact that this series is set in the mid-20th century doesn't make it any less fun to watch. (45 words)
The closest shell to the nucleus is called the " 1 shell" (also called "K shell"), followed by the " 2 shell" (or "L shell"), then the " 3 shell" (or "M shell"), and so on farther and farther from the nucleus. (39 words)
This layout allows for better weight distribution(with the engine farther aft), and places the prop farther forward, reducing the danger of the spinning prop near the stern of the vessel, where riders enter and exit the water. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Our government is pushing farther and farther into our private affairs and our party must take the lead on solutions to constrain government power and unleash freedom.
We can keep pushing farther and farther and help the next generations.
As the national teacher unions careen farther and farther left, they now brazenly proclaim politics and power as their goals, while openly dismissing quality education as their priority.
But Treadwell never was able to get established, and as developed into the best WR duo in the NFL, Treadwell fell farther and farther behind, and Saturday, he ended up being released.
Instead, the party is moving farther and farther to the left, seemingly unable or unwilling to recognize what’s driving Donald Trump’s support among white voters.
This means the penguins are traveling farther and farther from their nests, and their hungry offspring, in order to hunt.
As Enterprise moves farther and farther from Earth, his value in this area lessens, but his skill at the helm is constantly appreciated, making him the pilot of choice for many missions.
A signal processing algorithm that cannot keep up with the flow of input data with output falling farther and farther behind the input is not real-time.
First, groups of traders and Cossacks began to enter the area, and then the Russian army began to set up forts farther and farther east.
I'd scratch her and she would lean farther and farther toward me until there was some danger of her toppling over on me.
It then falls farther and farther behind Earth, and eventually Earth approaches it from the other direction.
The closest shell to the nucleus is called the " 1 shell" (also called "K shell"), followed by the " 2 shell" (or "L shell"), then the " 3 shell" (or "M shell"), and so on farther and farther from the nucleus.
This layout allows for better weight distribution(with the engine farther aft), and places the prop farther forward, reducing the danger of the spinning prop near the stern of the vessel, where riders enter and exit the water.
When the Chalukyas attempted to expand southwards, they were defeated by the Pallavas from farther south, who in turn were opposed by the Pandyas and the Cholas from still farther south.
Although many of the super-popular historic shows that IMDb users just can't get enough of are set way farther back in history, the fact that this series is set in the mid-20th century doesn't make it any less fun to watch.
Amram Makinian, a lawyer critical of Pashinian’s government, went farther, petitioning prosecutors to bring criminal charges against Vartazarian.
And Democrats could not be farther apart than their Republican counterparts on issues being fought out in the culture wars.
And his birdhouses have spread even farther, to people who have visited him from places like Minnesota and Montreal.
And on an especially clear day, you can see even farther, to the mountains of Mount Desert Island.
As these early projects progressed, USV applications quickly expanded to deep water locations which offered new challenges related to operating in harsher, open water environments and farther from shore based communications.
Common combinations with farther
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: