How to Use afield in a Sentence

afield

adverb or adjective
  • One of those countries is not as far afield.
    Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • British hip-hop is on a tear right now – both at home and further afield.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 July 2023
  • And more time afield usually equates to more game in the bag.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 4 Sep. 2019
  • And for those trips further afield, Heathrow is easy to reach.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2025
  • And his chances of meeting a mate so far afield are close to zero.
    Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 12 May 2021
  • This does seem to have gone afield from what it was intended to be.
    Fox News, 17 Apr. 2018
  • There are a few who favor their walks and dinners more than a day afield.
    Author: Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Further afield are the slopes themselves.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The best way to do that is by taking fewer people afield at a time.
    Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 12 Jan. 2021
  • The result comes back that is far afield of what the person was hoping to get.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • He’s gone as far afield as the post-hardcore band Pierce the Veil.
    Morgan Enos, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2024
  • As any bird hunter knows, any day afield with a dog is worth the effort of getting out the door.
    Jennifer Wapenski, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2021
  • But each episode follows its own twisted logic to places far, far afield.
    Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Further afield, in time and space, is the prospect of a Mars mission.
    The Week, TheWeek, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In other parts of the world, airlines have had to look far afield for storage.
    Tara Patel, Bloomberg.com, 29 Aug. 2020
  • Sand the lid and rails, chalk it up, and then practice before going afield.
    M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Raven, her new album and first in six years, presents something further afield.
    Vulture, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Mackie’s insights range far and wide and, at times, seem a little too far afield.
    Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2023
  • But of course, a woman doesn’t have to set out too far afield to see what men with too much power can do.
    Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 30 May 2018
  • Women came from across England and even further afield to take part.
    Washington Post, 10 June 2018
  • But since then, most of his jobs have been far afield, in places like Italy and Scotland.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 June 2025
  • For those who want to go even farther afield, there's EarthRoamer.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 7 Sep. 2020
  • Some of the students from farthest afield were already in town the week before move-in.
    Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Farther afield, a fresh crop of new buildings dotted the horizon.
    Liz Alderman, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The action on the House floor this week captured just how far afield the debate has strayed.
    Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Be sure to venture further afield to make the most of your time in this sprawling and diverse city.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
  • Deer season in Texas always sends hunters afield in search of the state’s many trophy bucks.
    Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 12 Nov. 2020
  • At the end of the day afield, everyone returns to the tent to learn how to clean and care for birds to take home to eat.
    Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Oct. 2021
  • Instead, the center of a storm can track anywhere inside the cone with impacts far afield.
    The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • These are clearly far afield for the university.
    Jimmy Wales, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025

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