farther
Example Sentences
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As the polar bear circled in closer to the snowmobile, Owen and George spiraled farther away, always keeping the bear in sight as they backed up.
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Try respect, which will allow us to advance farther than one may believe.
Observations from the University of California-operated Keck II Telescope in Hawaii uncovered cooler gas extending much farther from the galaxy, reaching distances of up to 15 kiloparsecs from the black hole.
From Science Daily
A squirrel farther down noticed her and froze in his tracks.
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Her head is slightly farther out from under the ledge, but her body is still wedged in the cave.
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