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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The idea of a faraway place came up, which everybody has heard about but not been to yet.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
During the middle of the day when the sun was brightest, visitors swore they had been transported to a faraway tropical island.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
The prizes were trips to faraway places.
—Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 12 May 2026
That administration established political control over key judicial institutions by stacking higher courts with friendly judges and punishing its critics with disciplinary action or assignments to faraway locations.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
During the middle of the day when the sun was brightest, visitors swore they had been transported to a faraway tropical island.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
The prizes were trips to faraway places.
—Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 12 May 2026
That administration established political control over key judicial institutions by stacking higher courts with friendly judges and punishing its critics with disciplinary action or assignments to faraway locations.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
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 20 May. 2026.
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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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