faraway

adjective far·away \ ˈfär-ə-ˌwā \

Updated on: 22 May 2018

Definition of faraway

1 : lying at a great distance : remote

faraway lands

2 : dreamy, abstracted

a faraway look in her eyes

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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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Patrick's body was buried in a separate, faraway part of the property.

— eric levenson, CNN, "Pennsylvania man who killed and buried four men is sentenced to life in prison," 16 May 2018
But soon after Burke is arrested, an anonymous email from someone claiming to be the true killer provides the location of the victims’ bodies, which are found not stabbed and underwater but shot, stuffed into barrels and buried in a faraway wood.

— tom nolan, WSJ, "Mysteries: A Case That Keeps Haunting," 11 May 2018
Bay Area fans and faraway foodies alike can now make Foreign Cinema magic at home, cookbook in hand.

— Sunset, "Bring Home the Magic of One of SF’s Best Restaurants," 22 Jan. 2018
As HelloGiggles reports, the beauty collection includes a few fantastic options for fans to celebrate their love of the faraway galaxy full of adventure.

— rosemary donahue, Allure, "Hot Topic and Her Universe Debut Star Wars Beauty Collection, Complete With Millennium Falcon Palette," 6 May 2018
And if any of the aspirants does win the contract, that organization would not inherit UNOS’s software or computer equipment, the guts of a complicated network that sometimes must match donors with faraway recipients in just a few hours.

— lenny bernstein, Washington Post, "Government gives more time to potential bidders for transplant contract," 1 May 2018
The company can charge a fee if bikes are left in faraway locations or routinely left in unapproved locations within the Wesleyan area.

— shawn r. beals, Courant Community, "New Bike Share At Wesleyan Offers Speedy Transport For Students," 21 Apr. 2018
Of course, Kelly had already been acquainted with the luxurious life, with a film career that carried her to idyllic faraway places.

— maria ward, Vogue, "How to Channel the Eternally Chic Grace Kelly on Your Next Vacation," 19 Apr. 2018
Grueling hours of training, traveling to faraway places to compete, and pushing bodies to the limit are all part of the deal to reach the top of one's game.

— hanna howard, Teen Vogue, "Yusra Mardini Stars in Under Armour “Will Finds a Way Campaign”," 19 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of faraway

1735

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Definition of faraway for English Language Learners

: very distant

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faraway

adjective far·away \ ˈfär-ə-ˌwā \

Definition of faraway for Students

1 : ¹remote 1, distant

faraway lands

2 : appearing as if lost in a daydream

He had a faraway look in his eyes.

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