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.
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The enmity between Daniels—born Stephanie Clifford—and Trump was on full display for jurors and judges from afar alike to see.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 May 2024
Police monitored the event from afar and walked a counterprotester out of the area.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 May 2024
Police monitored the event from afar and walked a counterprotester out of the area.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for from afar
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“From afar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20afar. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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