afield
adverb or adjective
Examples of afield in a Sentence
how did we get so far afield from the subject we intended to discuss?
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Fancy checking out the stars of the Three Leaps of the Gazelle for yourself or exploring galaxies even further afield?
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Quite a few are located farther afield, in more rural areas, meaning more travel time is necessary to get there.
—Kara Newman, AFAR Media, 19 Apr. 2025
Farther afield, Uganda continues to respond to an Ebola outbreak and Mpox has been seen in 127 countries.
—Seth Berkley, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
The Houthis may even use the U.S. military strikes, analysts say, to bolster their position in Yemen and farther afield as other Iranian proxies, like the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, have suffered heavy losses at the hands of Israel.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Quite a few are located farther afield, in more rural areas, meaning more travel time is necessary to get there.
—Kara Newman, AFAR Media, 19 Apr. 2025
Farther afield, Uganda continues to respond to an Ebola outbreak and Mpox has been seen in 127 countries.
—Seth Berkley, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
The Houthis may even use the U.S. military strikes, analysts say, to bolster their position in Yemen and farther afield as other Iranian proxies, like the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, have suffered heavy losses at the hands of Israel.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Afield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afield. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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