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
  • Legal experts say the effort is far-flung and will likely fail.
    — Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Sep. 2024
  • These affordable communities are far-flung and a long drive from the bustle of the city.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • What started as a quirky idea in New York City has transformed into a global event, bringing festive cocktails to places as far-flung as Japan.
    — Rachel King, Forbes, 1 Nov. 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
  • There still are dozens of locations dotted throughout the United States and, per the company website, one as far-flung as Manila in the Philippines.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2024
  • 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
  • This is not the typical guest experience in Palau, a pristine and far-flung tropical archipelago east of the Philippines.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Flown’s sessions can have as many as 40 participants—lawyers, academics, writers, all logging on from locales as far-flung as England, Australia and Uruguay.
    — Frederick Reimers, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 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
  • Of course, the best diplomacy is often conducted through nontraditional means, especially in complex and far-flung regions such as the Pacific.
    — Charles Edel, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024

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