from afar

phrase

: 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 final minutes of the 49ers’ preseason opener wound down, and Nick Bosa headed down from the press-box level after watching from afar Thursday night. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 Sivan is seen throughout the video interacting with various women and admiring them from afar. — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 The photo, taken from afar at 1587 Prime restaurant inside the Loews hotel downtown, was reportedly taken offline by its original poster but not before it got passed around on social media where people argued about it. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026 The 2026 Jeep Cherokee's exterior redesign is the SUV's most noticeable attribute from afar. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026 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 23 Aug. 2026.

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