afield
adverb or adjective
Examples of afield in a Sentence
how did we get so far afield from the subject we intended to discuss?
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No shows further afield have yet been announced, but the handful of dates—which wrap with two nights at London’s Brixton Academy—take the band right up to the start of festival season.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
Further afield, in time and space, is the prospect of a Mars mission.
—The Week, TheWeek, 7 Jan. 2026
More than 200 other events fill the city’s calendar taking place in locations along the Main River and farther afield too, like the formerly dreary industrial Osthafen that in recent years has blossomed into a lively district.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
In order to introduce more people to hunting, we’re encouraged to invite hunters (new and seasoned) to accompany us afield.
—Barbara Baird, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2026
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
Further afield, in time and space, is the prospect of a Mars mission.
—The Week, TheWeek, 7 Jan. 2026
More than 200 other events fill the city’s calendar taking place in locations along the Main River and farther afield too, like the formerly dreary industrial Osthafen that in recent years has blossomed into a lively district.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
In order to introduce more people to hunting, we’re encouraged to invite hunters (new and seasoned) to accompany us afield.
—Barbara Baird, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for afield
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“Afield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afield. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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