afar

Example Sentences

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They planted Monterroso Mejia and filmed her from afar in the area dedicated to the journalists.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

“But you already know you can’t pet us! The fact that we are hanging out in the park doesn’t mean we are pets. Admire us from afar and leave us in peace, OK?”

From Slate • May 27, 2026

"Jason changed lives in unexpected ways and was an inspiration to all who knew him and to those who admired him from afar," his family said on Tuesday.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The new telegraph network also made it possible for the Civil War, fought over an area larger than any previous land war in history, to be monitored—and directed—from afar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

At first I watched from afar, through my binoculars, and never tried to get close.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall