Explore Furthest through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like farthest or furthermost. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Furthest meaning
- superlative form of far: most far
- Most distant in time, space or degree.
Synonyms of Furthest
Using Furthest
- The main meaning on this page is: superlative form of far: most far | superlative form of far: most far | Most distant in time, space or degree.
- Useful related words include: farthest, farthermost, furthermost, utmost.
- In the example corpus, furthest often appears in combinations such as: the furthest, furthest from, furthest thing.
Context around Furthest
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Furthest
- In this selection, "furthest" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, two, left, pevkur, thing, rank and ranks stand out and add context to how "furthest" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include appear the furthest anyone in and are the furthest thing from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "furthest" sits close to words such as acreage, adaptable and alienation, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with furthest
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They are the furthest thing from soft. (7 words)
Ironically enough, Legolas may be the furthest from Tolkien's vision. (11 words)
Resignation to a military stalemate was the furthest thing from his mind. (12 words)
But the 16-year-old talent will be travelling the furthest she's even been for the sport on Wednesday, December 6, after being just one of a handful of girls across Australia selected to play in the 2023 Ultimate Fiji Soccer Cup. (43 words)
Eight teams of celebrities will compete to see who can row the furthest in three hours in support of the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation at the event – to be held at the iconic Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh on Saturday, January 28. (43 words)
Making the sector more circular — that is, to minimise waste to the furthest extent possible — has been identified as a key priority for the Dutch government, in line with its to transition to a fully circular economy by 2050. (39 words)
In land-locked Lichfield, a city that’s literally the furthest from the sea in the UK, at 84 miles, and which has a plaque in the town commemorating the fact and the distance of 84 miles? (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
If a pawn or lance is moved to the furthest rank, or a knight is moved to either of the two furthest ranks, that piece must promote (otherwise, it would have no legal move on subsequent turns).
Biden officials have suggested that scuttling the normalization effort may have been a motivation of Hamas but the president’s remarks appear the furthest anyone in his administration has gone to suggest a direct correlation.
But the 16-year-old talent will be travelling the furthest she's even been for the sport on Wednesday, December 6, after being just one of a handful of girls across Australia selected to play in the 2023 Ultimate Fiji Soccer Cup.
But the U.S. central bank is furthest along in the process, and may signal that this week's rate increase is the last, at least for now.
Eight teams of celebrities will compete to see who can row the furthest in three hours in support of the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation at the event – to be held at the iconic Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh on Saturday, January 28.
Historically, the furthest away from midnight the Doomsday Clock has ever been was in 1991 when it was set at 17 minutes before the hour.
In land-locked Lichfield, a city that’s literally the furthest from the sea in the UK, at 84 miles, and which has a plaque in the town commemorating the fact and the distance of 84 miles?
Ironically enough, Legolas may be the furthest from Tolkien's vision.
It is important that we see the bigger picture--identify and acknowledge that different groups--not just women, but any identifier that places people at a point of vulnerability--have been left furthest behind.
Leaving a legacy was probably the furthest thing from his mind when, in 1893, 17-year-old George Reed arrived in Fruita with his family, having left the Kansas prairies behind.
Making the sector more circular — that is, to minimise waste to the furthest extent possible — has been identified as a key priority for the Dutch government, in line with its to transition to a fully circular economy by 2050.
Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (furthest right) meeting with local government leaders of the municipalities to be affected by the Nursipalu training area expansion.
Out of all the show's supernatural interpretations, 's version of vampiresis probably the furthest removed from the creatures that inspired them.
Resignation to a military stalemate was the furthest thing from his mind.
Since Millennium line trains have less carriages than the Expo line trains, make sure to stand at the furthest end of the carriage.
The centre-half is the furthest player forward for United, who go straight down the other end in search of the equaliser.
There are reports that Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson, two of Australia's most celebrated poets, occasionally shared a drink at the Bowning Hotel, and I'm sure pheazels were the furthest thing from their minds.
They are the furthest thing from soft.
The Young Vic Theatre in London warned audiences about several themes in their upcoming revival of Zinnie Harris's Further Than The Furthest Thing.
Throwing the first pitch at a major league baseball game was the furthest from his mind as he was headed down to his hometown.
Common combinations with furthest
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the furthest 90×
- furthest from 18×
- furthest thing 15×
- furthest away 10×
- furthest along 6×
- is furthest 5×
- furthest in 5×
- furthest rank 4×
- furthest distance 4×
- furthest down 4×