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 These nighttime scenes are provided with ingenious contrast during intervening mornings, made up largely of establishing shots of green mountainsides and nearby communities, captured from afar. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024 Detect bombs, poison gas clouds, and concealed weapons from afar! IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2024 After only a month and heavy losses among its warplanes, Russia stopped flying its aircraft beyond the front lines, RUSI said in a report, turning instead to launching barrages of cruise and ballistic missiles from afar. Constant Méheut, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024 The fire sent clouds of black smoke billowing skyward that could be seen from afar. TIME, 23 Feb. 2024 Beyond admiring these majestic creatures from afar, visitors can interact with some of them through animal feedings and encounters. Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2024 When the opportunity came on…I’m such a fan of James Gunn from afar…we’re still finding these characters. Zack Sharf, Variety, 29 Feb. 2024 The situation prompted Weakley, through her work at UC-Davis’ medical campus in Sacramento, to develop technology that could help long-distance caregivers better manage such situations from afar. Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2024 Any ideas on how to tell her the truth as observed from afar? Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024

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“From afar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20afar. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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