How to Use afield in a Sentence

afield

adverb or adjective
  • He’s gone as far afield as the post-hardcore band Pierce the Veil.
    Morgan Enos, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2024
  • British hip-hop is on a tear right now – both at home and further afield.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 July 2023
  • And his chances of meeting a mate so far afield are close to zero.
    Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 12 May 2021
  • In the press, there were clues pointing farther afield.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2020
  • As any bird hunter knows, any day afield with a dog is worth the effort of getting out the door.
    Jennifer Wapenski, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2021
  • At the end of the day afield, everyone returns to the tent to learn how to clean and care for birds to take home to eat.
    Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Oct. 2021
  • In other parts of the world, airlines have had to look far afield for storage.
    Tara Patel, Bloomberg.com, 29 Aug. 2020
  • The piper even knows his neighbors farther afield now, too.
    Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 7 July 2020
  • The best way to do that is by taking fewer people afield at a time.
    Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 12 Jan. 2021
  • Sand the lid and rails, chalk it up, and then practice before going afield.
    M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The action on the House floor this week captured just how far afield the debate has strayed.
    Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
  • For those who want to go even farther afield, there's EarthRoamer.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 7 Sep. 2020
  • Deer season in Texas always sends hunters afield in search of the state’s many trophy bucks.
    Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Mackie’s insights range far and wide and, at times, seem a little too far afield.
    Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2023
  • Moosa and his team hope to secure more funding to reach more people, both in the UK and farther afield.
    Charlie Thomas, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Fifty countries have now confirmed the presence of African swine fever in their herds, as far afield as the Philippines and Poland.
    Nicola Twille, Wired, 6 July 2021
  • Instead, the center of a storm can track anywhere inside the cone with impacts far afield.
    The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Raven, her new album and first in six years, presents something further afield.
    Vulture, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Farther afield, a fresh crop of new buildings dotted the horizon.
    Liz Alderman, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Instead, the center of a storm can track anywhere inside the cone with impacts far afield.
    Kimberly Miller, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
  • There are a handful of breweries in the northwest corner of Houston, inside the 610 Loop, close to the Loop, and farther afield.
    Emma Balter, Chron, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Simone ventures afield into the rise of New York disco, which 1.
    Darren Franich, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Surl Lee has also begun to set his sights farther afield.
    Time, 28 Sep. 2022
  • And don’t forget those three preseason games, meaning the teams lined up afield 24 times.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2022
  • And many more hunters are afield this time of year with deer, waterfowl and upland game bird seasons open.
    Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Their next film — fingers crossed — may take them a little farther afield.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 June 2024
  • Some fall quickly back to earth; others wind up further afield.
    Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2021
  • The billboards have been seen as far afield as Nigeria, where a billboard reveals that Tems, aka Temile Openiyi, is on the album.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The domed design of Printemps was reproduced in stores as far afield as Bulgaria and Egypt, with original art posters of the stores on show.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Likewise, the nearby Project Room features a rotating cast of guest exhibitors, including galleries from as far afield as Greece and Mexico.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 12 Sep. 2024

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