afar

Example Sentences

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In the Pacific, U.S. mobile missiles deployed to islands in places like the Philippines could strike enemy ships from afar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Another picture shows Kim and his daughter Ju Ae watching the launch from afar, flanked by a military official.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Still, she has been tracking the strike from afar, and speaking in brief bursts with sources inside the country.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

He’s a guy that controls power from afar.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

The cub sensed something bad was going to happen when a two-legs came into the dark place and made sounds that were the same as the shouting from afar.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks