afar

Example Sentences

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I’ve admired her from afar for a long time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

“But you already know you can’t pet us! The fact that we are hanging out in the park doesn’t mean we are pets. Admire us from afar and leave us in peace, OK?”

From Slate • May 27, 2026

The new telegraph network also made it possible for the Civil War, fought over an area larger than any previous land war in history, to be monitored—and directed—from afar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Even then, Suzanne was like a sister whose life I could only track from afar, across the gulf of our inherent differences.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama