How to Use afar in a Sentence
afar
adverb
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Scherzer kept track of the game, a 2-0 Mets loss, from afar.
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New York Times,
30 June 2022
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Make like Julia Child and cook the same recipe from afar.
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Monique Valeris,
Good Housekeeping,
6 Jan. 2023
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Biden said the strike shows the U.S. can keep the terrorist threat in check from afar.
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Tom Vanden Brook,
USA TODAY,
14 Aug. 2022
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The new 'Stang's debut can be watched from afar via a livestream on YouTube.
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Jack Fitzgerald,
Car and Driver,
13 Sep. 2022
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The women who have yet to get time with him watch this smooch from afar.
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Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
24 Jan. 2023
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Jean crash-lands in a field and hears her singing from afar, seeking out the source.
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Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 May 2022
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Head to Scout Lookout to take in views of the landing and Zion Canyon from afar.
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Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
2 June 2022
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The slug that pierced his left lung and heart at 8:12 a.m. appeared to have been fired from afar.
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Michael E. Ruane,
Washington Post,
1 Oct. 2022
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Quinn watched his sister win gold at the Tokyo Olympics from afar.
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Tyler Dragon,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2023
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Trump’s appeals from afar to support him and end the fight.
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Dallas News,
6 Jan. 2023
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In the last month, Markle has maintained her support from afar.
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Emily Burack,
Town & Country,
26 June 2022
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And, from afar, the fabric looked like a smooth jersey that appeared to move with the ease of a T-shirt.
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Samantha Tse,
CNN,
3 Oct. 2022
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But there’s only so much the agencies can study from afar.
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Ramin Skibba,
WIRED,
28 Dec. 2022
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Below, the best college gift ideas for students in need of a bit of TLC from afar.
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Li Goldstein,
Bon Appétit,
18 Oct. 2022
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Justin pulls Eliza for a chat, leaving Rodney to fret from afar.
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Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
1 Nov. 2022
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The female prairie chickens, watching from afar, will choose who has the best call and smartest dance.
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Elena Bruess,
San Antonio Express-News,
4 Apr. 2023
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So Aaron said all the right things, and did his best to comfort Patricia from afar.
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Francesca Street,
CNN,
8 Apr. 2023
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Consider all of that a measure of what most of the football world sees from afar.
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Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Sep. 2022
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Her medium-length nails were oval-shaped and super glossy, even from afar.
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Chelsea Avila,
Allure,
18 July 2022
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Al-Zawahri’s death came from afar, at 6:18 a.m. in Kabul.
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Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani,
Anchorage Daily News,
2 Aug. 2022
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For 19-year-old Surzhak, watching the war from afar seems surreal.
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Alexis Christoforous,
ABC News,
2 June 2022
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Does this mean that the regulator is going to sit idly by and watch from afar?
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Steven Ehrlich,
Forbes,
21 June 2022
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Trying to watch from afar and learn and see what Jacoby was seeing on the field.
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Irie Harris,
cleveland,
2 Dec. 2022
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Seen from afar, the parish of Ponta do Sol looks as compact and picturesque as a postcard.
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Susana Ferreira,
WIRED,
16 Dec. 2022
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Good luck to those casual fans who want to follow it from afar.
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Eben Weiss,
Outside Online,
22 Sep. 2022
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In fact, the only visual distinction that can be seen from afar is in the colors.
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Samuel Axon,
Ars Technica,
21 Sep. 2022
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Despite the gallery setting, these are objects meant to be touched, enjoyed, and lived with, not viewed from afar.
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Liam Hess,
Vogue,
23 Sep. 2022
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The baby, who was naked and covered in fire ants, cried loudly as others watched from afar.
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Claretta Bellamy,
NBC News,
25 Aug. 2022
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Cara watches from afar, renewed by the energy of their young love.
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Lauren Puckett-Pope,
ELLE,
5 Feb. 2023
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The emblem can be seen from afar, but the facial expressions aren’t clear at that distance.
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Shefali Anand,
WSJ,
14 Aug. 2022
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