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

Many families and friends had also chosen to enjoy the water from afar, heeding the beach signs that warned them of unsafe water quality levels. —Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024

For every music virtuoso, enthusiast of chords, or melody genius, Carnegie Hall in New York City is a temple admired from afar, a final step that honors one’s musical career. —Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024

Witnessing the Israel-Hamas war from afar, in contrast to up-close in Ukraine: Reporter's notebook But one speaker at the early March rally – who has a direct connection to the hostage crisis – called for American political pressure on the Israeli government. —Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024

If using dating apps feels like kissing countless frogs to find the one, developing a workplace romance can be like assessing one’s princely qualities from afar before taking the leap. —Jasmine Li, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2024

That means Americans are left to judge their fitness for office in what experts on aging say is the worst possible way: from afar, largely based on snippets of their public appearances — the good and the bad. —Michael D. Shear Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024

The shotcrete interior looks smooth and water-carved from afar, but is rough up close, the knobbly texture of tree bark. —Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024

To look at his adult life from afar is to see someone searching for something — connection, camaraderie, love, justice — and believing he’s found it, again and again. —David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are showing some love from afar. —Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024