afar
Example Sentences
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“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
From afar, headlines can feel like history looping, another geopolitical stalemate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 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
From afar off there was the soft, silver ring of church bells.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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