afar
Example Sentences
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Jobs for engineers and technicians building rockets, airplanes and weapons have drawn families from afar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
"It has been so sad, of course, for all us Zaragozistas," says Herrera, who watched the club's decline from afar.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Despite this demure exterior, former employees say the Sussexes and the Waleses have spent years monitoring one another from afar on social media, jostling to capture favorable headlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
"If a galaxy were a city, the brightest stars would be the skyscrapers that immediately catch your eye from afar," said lead author Chloe Cheng, a recent doctoral graduate of Leiden University.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
They were all looking around the house as if they were finally seeing the inside of a building they had long been watching from afar.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
