far piece

noun

, Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.

1. a considerable distance:

   They moved a far piece from here.

Example Sentences

By the end of the day in Australia we had several separate stories, as well as the blog: a piece that reconstructed the horror of the attack from witness accounts, a story on Australian media broadcasting footage from the alleged gunman’s live stream of the killings, a piece on what we knew about the suspect, a “what we know so far” piece and several videos - including the very strong words from Ardern “utterly rejecting” the shooter’s actions.

From The Guardian

Her new home is barely a mile south of the Bowery, but a far piece in spirit from the duplex she gave up.

From New York Times

“That be a far piece,” she said.

From Literature

I’m still a far piece from Social Security, but even I sometimes think that ripping three-pronged plugs out of the wall should be an Olympic event.

From Scientific American

Secretary of the Treasury James Baker is a far piece from the muddy Illinois caravan of George Bush, but he is the most important figure in the Vice President's campaign.

From Time Magazine Archive

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