faraway
adjective
far·away
ˈfär-ə-ˌwā 
1
: lying at a great distance : remote
faraway lands
2
: dreamy, abstracted
a faraway look in her eyes
Synonyms
Examples of faraway in a Sentence
My grandfather told us tales of faraway lands.
growing up in a seaport instilled in the youth a restless desire to travel to faraway places
Recent Examples on the Web
Major decisions about faraway markets are made in Herzogenaurach, hardly a world—or even a European—cultural capital.
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Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
And even though there’s just one coal plant left in a West Coast state — Washington’s Centralia plant, which is slated to close in 2025 — several coastal population centers still buy power from faraway coal generators.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
These faraway black holes are identified through gravitational wave astronomy, which observes the ripples in spacetime caused by the mergers of stellar black holes.
—George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Flying in business class to a faraway bucket-list destination like Bora Bora and staying in an overwater bungalow can take years of planning and saving.
—Carly Helfand, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2024
Instead of taking thousands of years to reach faraway stars, a probe boosted by light could make the journey in only a few decades.
—Susumu Noda, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
Back in the day, this was the disembarkation point for both the trans-Siberian Railway and the ocean liners that brought passengers from faraway lands.
—Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
At the top, the president has not, after two years, summoned the rhetorical force to explain to the American people, in a way that Franklin Roosevelt did, and that John F. Kennedy or Ronald Reagan would have, why this faraway war means so much for the American future.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
Make lemon bars in some faraway place from lemons foraged off the side of Mulholland.
—Lisa Donovan, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
And even though there’s just one coal plant left in a West Coast state — Washington’s Centralia plant, which is slated to close in 2025 — several coastal population centers still buy power from faraway coal generators.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
These faraway black holes are identified through gravitational wave astronomy, which observes the ripples in spacetime caused by the mergers of stellar black holes.
—George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Flying in business class to a faraway bucket-list destination like Bora Bora and staying in an overwater bungalow can take years of planning and saving.
—Carly Helfand, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2024
Instead of taking thousands of years to reach faraway stars, a probe boosted by light could make the journey in only a few decades.
—Susumu Noda, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
Back in the day, this was the disembarkation point for both the trans-Siberian Railway and the ocean liners that brought passengers from faraway lands.
—Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
At the top, the president has not, after two years, summoned the rhetorical force to explain to the American people, in a way that Franklin Roosevelt did, and that John F. Kennedy or Ronald Reagan would have, why this faraway war means so much for the American future.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
Make lemon bars in some faraway place from lemons foraged off the side of Mulholland.
—Lisa Donovan, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Faraway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faraway. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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faraway
adjective
far·away
ˌfär-ə-ˌwā
1
: remote entry 1 sense 1, distant
faraway lands
2
: preoccupied sense 1, dreamy
a faraway look
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