far-flung

Example Sentences

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Rights activists from one region, Buryatia, have accused the authorities of focusing their draft efforts on far-flung regions with ethnic minorities to avoid sparking popular anger in Moscow and other major cities.

From Reuters

However, prior conflicts have tended to be focused in far-flung regions such as Darfur.

From Reuters

That’s certainly true of “Words in Air,” the ferociously beautiful collected letters of the far-flung poets Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell, which Ruhl refashioned into her tantalizing 2012 play, “Dear Elizabeth.”

From New York Times

The cost of living in California is exorbitant, and so is campaigning for major office in this far-flung, multifarious state.

From Los Angeles Times

The coronation is luring royal enthusiasts fascinated by the ceremonial spectacle — and drama — of the monarchy and far-flung visitors eager to experience a piece of British history.

From Seattle Times