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
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
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
The hypothesis was based on the taking of distance measurements to faraway galaxies using type 1a supernovae, stellar explosions that occur in twin star systems where one of the stars is a white dwarf.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
In an era where most horror films were still set in creaky old houses and faraway castles, The Seventh Victim moves the action to New York City's Greenwich Village.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Yet as Will pursues a budding theatre career in faraway London, Agnes anchors the domestic sphere alone.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
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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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