from afar
idiom
: from a great distance
Their fans come from afar to watch them play.
the Earth as it is seen/viewed from afar
He loved/worshipped/admired her from afar.
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Yet even with this long history of violence, neither those who watched from afar nor those who took to the streets anticipated repression on this scale.
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Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
This is markedly different from much of Holocaust literature, which is dominated by stories of survivors from elsewhere in Europe who migrated to the United States, Argentina, Canada, Israel, and other countries and who regard their places of origin and sites of their wartime experience from afar.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
What looked improbable from afar still left Cholowsky restless.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Most puzzling of all is the weird absence of any significant oomph; it’s simply watched from afar by Nelly (now Hong Chau), who is always being fired but never seems to leave, in by far the most thankless role in the movie.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
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Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
This is markedly different from much of Holocaust literature, which is dominated by stories of survivors from elsewhere in Europe who migrated to the United States, Argentina, Canada, Israel, and other countries and who regard their places of origin and sites of their wartime experience from afar.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
What looked improbable from afar still left Cholowsky restless.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Most puzzling of all is the weird absence of any significant oomph; it’s simply watched from afar by Nelly (now Hong Chau), who is always being fired but never seems to leave, in by far the most thankless role in the movie.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
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“From afar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20afar. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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