: a great distance
saw him from afar
Examples of afar in a Sentence
Noun
the experienced birder was able to identify birds from afar
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Adverb
The book’s obsessed with money and all the new ways that people can suddenly lose it (gambling) or make it (mysterious adventures afar).
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
People will be upbeat, breezy and eager to explore their surroundings or travel afar.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 18 Dec. 2025
Noun
In the old days, few people thought twice about listing their home phones; they were published in the local phone book, but accessing the white pages from afar was enough of a chore to discourage, say, stalkers.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2019
What has become of our beautiful-from-afar, but gross-up-close city?
—Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 13 July 2019
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“Afar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afar. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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afar
1 of 2 adverb
: from, to, or at a great distance
afar
2 of 2 noun
: a great distance
a voice from afar
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