afar

Example Sentences

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While Ripley and Berger were negotiating the acquisition of the retail chain, Goad was stalking the brand from afar, as she puts it now, hoping to one day work on its turnaround.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Spitballing from afar, the Un Certain Regard title that’s seized my attention is Zachary Wigon’s “Victorian Psycho,” a gothic horror film starring Maika Monroe and Thomasin McKenzie.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Would he want to risk that crashing down as he observes events at Chelsea from afar?

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Nestling into a corner booth with the trio felt like sitting with the cool kids you’d only ever watched from afar.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Uncle Cent notices something is wrong with Vincent, and so do Ma and Pa, even from afar.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman