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Example Sentences

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As you might imagine, Kalamazoo is a bit afield from typical book-tour routes, so when writers come through, readers take note.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The U.S. tried and failed to get Arab and Muslim-majority nations to take the Afghans, according to one of the U.S. officials, prompting them to open negotiations with countries farther afield.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

New Zealand scrambled P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft and naval assets to monitor the maneuvers, which demonstrated China’s increasing ability to deploy forces farther afield.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Spurs may choose to look further afield - but their current options, within the search parameters as they were a month ago, appear limited.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Having strayed farther afield than usual, I was hurrying back home, lugging my burlap sacks when I came across a dead rabbit.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins