How to Use far-flung in a Sentence

far-flung

adjective

• No hobby would be too far-flung while the Moon trines Mars in your boundless 9th house!
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2023
• Most of the children are from Long Island, but some are as far-flung as Erie County.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2024
• The bulk of the sport’s 1,300 tournaments are far-flung and offer little prize money.
  — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
• Mostly residents of the Southwestern desert, white-winged doves are known to wander and have popped up in places as far-flung as Alaska or Ontario.
  — Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
• Vfx work has also become far-flung around the world as the digital nature of the job means it can be done from almost anywhere, thanks to high-speed data networks.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 1 Mar. 2023
• The latter won’t be somewhere far-flung though, as the couple’s idea of relaxation isn’t hopping on a plane and flying for hours to some remote location.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2024
• There is no single pattern that describes the migratory behavior of birds in California or New York, and protecting these birds will require efforts that are as diverse and far-flung as their habitats.
  — Emily Anthes, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 15 Aug 2024