How to Use from afar in a Sentence

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  • Any ideas on how to tell her the truth as observed from afar?
    Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Duncanville, state champs in 2021, will have to watch from afar.
    Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • June was forced to watch from afar while trapped in the Waterfords’ car.
    Scarlett Harris, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Some tourists opt to simply view the building from afar.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Even from afar, his mind moved mine like a backgammon piece.
    Safiya Sinclair, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • The Cincinnati icon sign glows from afar as part of the city's western skyline.
    Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Watching the fire spread from afar, their hearts steadily sank.
    Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Nelly and Ashanti are ringing in the new year from afar!
    Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 1 Jan. 2024
  • What was your view of LFF from afar before you were involved?
    Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Most of the crowd at the Dunkin’ admires from afar, mouths slightly agape, nerves too jittery to go up and say hi.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2024
  • So Aaron said all the right things, and did his best to comfort Patricia from afar.
    Francesca Street, CNN, 8 Apr. 2023
  • This wasn’t the family’s first time adopting a dog from afar.
    Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023
  • Cricket, a black-and-white cat, wasn't content to listen to the music from afar.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • One of the great things is both of those guys had secret crushes on each other from afar.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The survivors watched helplessly from afar as their city and loved ones were lost.
    Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 22 July 2024
  • The fire sent clouds of black smoke billowing skyward that could be seen from afar.
    TIME, 23 Feb. 2024
  • In recent days, her sister watched from afar as the regime crumbled.
    Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
  • For more than 15 years, one man’s shadow has loomed over Thailand from afar.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 22 Aug. 2023
  • For the rest of us, watching in horror from afar, there has also been a sense of unease this week.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Mulaney looked on from afar while Munn posed for photos.
    Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are thinking of their sister-in-law from afar.
    Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024
  • But even observing the swarms from afar can be worth your while, Jackson said.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Police monitored the event from afar and walked a counterprotester out of the area.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
  • There’s plenty to follow on these opening days of camp, even from afar.
    Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 22 July 2023
  • There are also ways to suss out a belt’s worthiness from afar.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Through all the ups and downs, Hollie supported and lifted her up from afar.
    Francesca Street, CNN, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Howard was in his home only a month after starting his search from afar.
    Berit Thorkelson, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Looking for a glamorous hotel to view the action from afar?
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The latter can just walk the rim and be awed by Inspiration Point, Sunset Point and other spots from afar.
    Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Studying fashion later in New York, the aspiring designer watched the Met Gala carpet from afar and dreamed of one day somehow being part of it.
    Jocelyn Noveck, Twin Cities, 7 May 2025

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