faraway
adjective
far·away
ˈfär-ə-ˌwā 
1
: lying at a great distance : remote
faraway lands
2
: dreamy, abstracted
a faraway look in her eyes
Examples of faraway in a Sentence
My grandfather told us tales of faraway lands.
growing up in a seaport instilled in the youth a restless desire to travel to faraway places
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That will be Bronin’s asset, one that endless contributions from operators from faraway places who know nothing of us cannot match.
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
Latte the shy cockapoo stands quietly in a faraway corner as the other dogs play around her.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
The drama of reasoning—applying abstract principles to real dilemmas, starting in one mental region and ending up in another faraway place, changing one’s mind, undergoing a conversion of the heart—is the admittedly humble glory of our species.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
These faraway stars are so distant they can't be seen with the naked eye because the light is obscured by gas and dust.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
Latte the shy cockapoo stands quietly in a faraway corner as the other dogs play around her.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
The drama of reasoning—applying abstract principles to real dilemmas, starting in one mental region and ending up in another faraway place, changing one’s mind, undergoing a conversion of the heart—is the admittedly humble glory of our species.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
These faraway stars are so distant they can't be seen with the naked eye because the light is obscured by gas and dust.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for faraway
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“Faraway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faraway. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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faraway
adjective
far·away
ˌfär-ə-ˌwā
1
: remote entry 1 sense 1, distant
faraway lands
2
: preoccupied sense 1, dreamy
a faraway look
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