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Meanings of come from afar in English

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Usage of come from afar in English
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Sailors, windsurfers and kite-surfers come from afar to ride the vortex.
The Guardian
2
This Josiah Hackett had come from afar to hear my wisdom.
Novel Notes
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You have come from afar, from some barbarous and barren district.
Gulliver of Mars
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Many shareholders who come from afar don't seem to mind.
Reuters
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Some had evidently come from afar, for the fame of the revivalist was widespread.
In the Midst of Alarms
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They are men like ourselves, but they come from afar.
Old Mission Stories of California
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He was obviously a man who had come from afar.
A Laodicean : A Story of To-day
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Sunlight, wind, stream, commerce, political relations come from afar and lead the thoughts afar.
Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Ed...
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And for this returning day we have come from afar to rejoice and give thanks.
The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10)
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Great sermons and great speeches are given only to people who have come from afar.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 / Little Jou...
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When friends come from afar do we not rejoice?
The Sayings of Confucius
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I am one of only four bariatric surgeons in the country, so people come from afar.
The Irish Times
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Then, too, the news had come from afar.
The favorites: a novel
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His mildness helps confirm his innocence, while his strange footwear suggests he has come from afar.
The Irish Times
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He has come from afar to find you.
Ben-Hur
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They were visitors who had come from afar to observe and now found themselves the observed.
The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere
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