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Meanings of far-off in English

Very far away in space or time.

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Examples for "faraway"
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Somehow these images change a faraway mission into a real, tangible experience.
Wired
2
They hadn't gone very far when Mikhail heard a faraway, high-pitched whistle.
The Wolf’s Hour
3
Once upon a time men went off to war in faraway places.
The Guardian
4
Other continents with wealthy kingdoms-likeWendlyn, that faraway land across the sea.
Crown of Midnight
5
Do you really seek to make a journey to a faraway land?
Ilse Witch
Usage of far-off in English
1
Swiftly Peggy stooped and unfastened the little jade god from far-off China.
The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings
2
And she, in the far-off city, going though the motions of living.
The Courage of the Commonplace
3
And once more the lights from the far-off stars circled like fireflies.
Hunters Out of Space
4
You can hear in them the far-off echo of a heavenly song.
The Snow Image
5
Near and far-off, the limitless wings of the tempest hurl and go
Alcyone
6
The dog-cart had rounded the far-off curve and was coming toward them.
T. Tembarom
7
David remembered the far-off day of his own wild rebellion in Hamley.
The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Vo...
8
What it may be in far-off Palestine he neither knows nor cares.
English Literature for Boys and Girls
9
All the extra supplies that meant an expedition to some far-off place.
The Lost World
10
The P40 Pro Plus clearly wins at taking pictures of far-off objects.
The Verge
11
The far-off drowsy drum of a grouse intruded on the vast stillness.
The Last Trail
12
A far-off form, tall, windswept, framed by a forest of matchstick trees.
Nevermore
13
A vision of comfortless exile in far-off Madura rose up before Babalatchi.
Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River
14
The vibration of her nerves made his answers sound muffled and far-off.
The Tree of Heaven
15
The far-off gold that kept it seemed to contain a secret darkness.
The Garden of Allah
16
A voice was calling to him, a very faint and far-off voice.
Dayworld Rebel
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