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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Coming off a half-dozen roles in a two-year span, Modine was having a pancake breakfast with David Alan Grier, one of his co-stars from Robert Altman’s Streamers (1983), when a fellow patron at West Hollywood’s The Source Restaurant greeted him from afar with an f-bomb and a glower.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
But with no seat at the table in Riyadh, Ukraine was left to watch from afar as the US and Russia appeared to set out their initial positions.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
The town has also been home for artists who've moved to Water Valley from afar, like photographer Carolyn Drake, whose work Knit Club captures the comradery and fellowship of a local women's knitting group.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025
After observing Shauna around camp, and leaving flowers at her baby’s grave, Melissa gets caught watching Shauna from afar, and a heated confrontation ensues.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
But with no seat at the table in Riyadh, Ukraine was left to watch from afar as the US and Russia appeared to set out their initial positions.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
The town has also been home for artists who've moved to Water Valley from afar, like photographer Carolyn Drake, whose work Knit Club captures the comradery and fellowship of a local women's knitting group.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025
After observing Shauna around camp, and leaving flowers at her baby’s grave, Melissa gets caught watching Shauna from afar, and a heated confrontation ensues.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
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 5 Mar. 2025.
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