far-flung

Example Sentences

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In a globalized world, there is a sense among Jews that, unlike the past, there is no far-flung land to escape to, said Sara Hirschhorn, a historian at the University of Haifa in Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal

Passengers are flown in on long-haul services from cities around the world, to meet carefully timed connections, which can then take them on to a wide range of equally far-flung destinations.

From BBC

Absolutely, if it sent me to a charming, far-flung gem like Saltburn, without sounding like a sponsored ad.

From The Wall Street Journal

The tradeoff for tight quarters is proximity to conveniences and culture not generally found in far-flung places.

From Salon

But, despite those efforts, the subsequent backlash over the far-flung location has led organisers to offer refunds to those customers who "prefer not to attend due to increased travel distance".

From BBC