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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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Greater reliance on the statewide sales tax would put more control of tax revenue in the hands of state lawmakers and the governor, leaving local governments at the mercy of faraway politicians and bureaucrats.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
The flagship of modern astronomy, the James Webb Space Telescope, beamed down a few more this year, particularly in its observations of faraway objects from the universe’s first billion years.
—Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
But nothing is less popular than sending taxpayers’ money to unknown people in poor, faraway countries that might be rife with corruption.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Faraway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faraway. Accessed 19 Mar. 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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