from afar

idiom

: from a great distance

Their fans come from afar to watch them play.

the Earth as it is seen/viewed from afar

He loved/worshipped/admired her from afar.

Examples of from afar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After all, these two characters have been in a proxy battle for years now, warring with each other from afar ever since one literally swiped at the other with a knife back in Season 1. —

Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 1 July 2024 Republican congressmen help from afar Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) was in State College, Pennsylvania, for the opening of the Trump Force 47 headquarters in his home county on Saturday. —

Peter Cordi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 June 2024 Seager, who received a generous ovation when he was welcomed back before the game and stepped out of the dugout to wave to the crowd, has taken note of Betts’ move to shortstop from afar and has the utmost respect for his former teammate. —

Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 11 June 2024 Experts have been monitoring the cubs from afar since. —

Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for from afar

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