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.
Examples of from afar in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
In the clip, the mother otter and her pup then paddle away from the boat into deeper water, although the Marine Mammal Center team kept an eye on them from afar afterwards.
—
Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
Even among some voters who were sincerely uncomfortable with Mamdani’s past rhetoric, many rationalized that an authentic Democrat with a pulse was still better than someone who might be manipulated from afar.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Even operating from afar, the US could have the power to blow up a deal in Belém.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
For those of us privileged to be at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Saturday, and surely to many of the millions who watched from afar, the numbness from Game 7 has not worn off.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for from afar
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
Even among some voters who were sincerely uncomfortable with Mamdani’s past rhetoric, many rationalized that an authentic Democrat with a pulse was still better than someone who might be manipulated from afar.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Even operating from afar, the US could have the power to blow up a deal in Belém.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
For those of us privileged to be at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Saturday, and surely to many of the millions who watched from afar, the numbness from Game 7 has not worn off.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for from afar
Cite this Entry
“From afar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20afar. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share