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far away

adverb as in afar

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It does say something for the strength of this half-season, however, that Terminus feels so far away now.

The Kremlin is far away—almost 1,000 kilometers away, in fact.

“We are far, far away from ending this crisis,” said Banbury.

I live far away [at the top of a long driveway, in rural Leesburg, Va., 40 miles outside of Washington].

They thought they spotted him on at least two occasions, but he was too far away for them to grab him.

In this valley so far away from Syria, questions loom like mist drifting off the Caucasus.

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, the NFL was in crisis.

There have more recent reports of Wasco Clown inspired sightings from as far away as Fishers, Indiana.

The halcyon days of Wolf, the third-wave feminist revolutionary and author of The Beauty Myth (1990), seem far, far away.

The results of another strike, not far away, were quite different.

Things can drift over time and you can find yourself very far away from shore when you thought you were quite close to the beach.

He noted that in the modern world, “cyberattacks, long-range missiles, and who knows what else” can destroy America from far away.

A generation of Syrian kids have the far-away gazes of battle-hardened soldiers returning from war.

A long time ago, there were no galaxies—not even galaxies far far away.

A fourth soldier was too far away for his insignia to be seen.

But miraculously they must float in the heavens so far away from us, their beautiful light will continue to shine on us forever.

War seemed far away in many villages on the west of the city.

And what about concerns that the hotels of Midtown are too far away from the Barclays Center?

By using these tools instead of standing behind the DJ booth, am I deviating too far away from that culture?

Though where exactly is unclear: “Somewhere far away from here,” is all she will say.

The young man from far away had not, so far as he knew, either enemies or friends at Monte Carlo.

Yet a child coming under the humanising influences of culture soon gets far away from the level of the savage.

She glanced up at him softly, under long lashes,—a thrilling glance; but he missed its radiance, for his own eyes were far away.

In the midst of accumulated wealth social justice seems as far away as ever.

In the depths of her steady gaze he saw shadows, far away, behind the open expression.

The danger is over for these others, but the poor youth who longed so greatly to succeed lies dead not far away.

He did not stop until he dashed headlong into a thicket, far away to the right of their line of march.

The woman knits and knits, and lulls you half to sleep, and then in a far-away voice asks questions.

They were kept under guard in the mountain districts, far away from the capital, in groups miles distant from each other.

Here and there, but far away, a mast or sail rose above the level surface of the marsh.

From the drawing-room, whither the ladies had retired after dinner, sounded the far-away strains of a piano.

After she was far away she looked back and saw a pigeon resting on the shoulder of the statue.

Matt studied the skyline in advance, wondering how far away the two ruffians were and what their designs could be.

At first men imagined the celestial bodies to be, as they seemed, small objects not very far away.

While the men struck off large flint flakes, Fleetfoot played not far away.

But this digression has taken me so far away from Penzance that I may as well close this chapter with it.

The edge of the lowland forest where the bison wintered could be seen far away.

There were at least a dozen churches, and their far-away bells sounded sweetly harmonious in so many different keys.

Her own like experiences seemed far away, unreal, and only half remembered.

The Comet was not far away, and Matt got on his knees and began crawling toward it.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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