far-flung
Example Sentences
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Arkansas doesn’t require front license plates, so the number of cars from far-flung origins like Washington, Montana, and Ontario stick out.
From Literature
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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.
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.
The tradeoff for tight quarters is proximity to conveniences and culture not generally found in far-flung places.
From Salon
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