far-flung
adjective
1
: widely spread or distributed
a far-flung empire
2
: remote
a far-flung correspondent
Examples of far-flung in a Sentence
it could once be said that the sun never set on the far-flung British Empire
traveled to far-flung towns that had not seen a doctor in years
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The newly emerging elite of seventh century England were looking east and were building new ideas about governance derived from old or far-flung places.
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Duncan Sayer, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
In places as far-flung as Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Serbia, from antiquity to the present day, tornadoes have sucked up aquatic creatures by the bushel and carried them several miles away.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Three-quarters of the cars imported by countries as far-flung as Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Djibouti last year were pure electrics.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
The results reveal that deep-sea brittle stars have spread around the world’s oceans throughout the past 100 million years, connecting regions as far-flung as Tasmania and Iceland.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2025
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Duncan Sayer, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
In places as far-flung as Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Serbia, from antiquity to the present day, tornadoes have sucked up aquatic creatures by the bushel and carried them several miles away.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Three-quarters of the cars imported by countries as far-flung as Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Djibouti last year were pure electrics.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
The results reveal that deep-sea brittle stars have spread around the world’s oceans throughout the past 100 million years, connecting regions as far-flung as Tasmania and Iceland.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for far-flung
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“Far-flung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far-flung. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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