far afield

Example Sentences

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However, many migrants from Central and South America, as well as from as far afield as Africa, continue to embark on long treks to the US-Mexico border in the hope of the restrictions being lifted in the coming months.

From BBC

“What we’re talking about here seems a bit far afield from speech or debate,” Judge Gregory G. Katsas said.

From Washington Post

Carmakers are scrambling to find alternative sources of vital parts made in Ukraine from as far afield as China and Mexico, as Russia's invasion halts assembly lines and breaks complex supply chains.

From Reuters

Europeans from as far afield as Spain and Germany have come to border posts in vans filled with aid material and have offered rides back to their countries in their emptied vehicles.

From Washington Post

As the Dixie Fire rages in California, plumes of noxious smoke have turned the air as far afield as Salt Lake City and Denver into some of the dirtiest in the world.

From New York Times