far afield

Example Sentences

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The conflict has expanded as far afield as the Sri Lankan coast, where a US submarine torpedoed an Iranian frigate, and Azerbaijan, which threatened retaliation after a drone hit an airport.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Production of a single, multimillion-dollar interceptor is limited and can take months, with components coming from across the U.S. and as far afield as Spain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

We don’t have to reach far back, or far afield, for this one.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

Fewer than 4% of Wolverhampton's nearly 50,000 licences were operating within the city that year, with the rest operating as far afield as Newcastle, Somerset, Cardiff and Skegness.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Drogon hunted far afield, but when he was sated he liked to bask in the sun at the apex of the Great Pyramid, where once the harpy of Meereen had stood.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin