Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Distant; remote.
- Abstracted; absent-minded; pensive.
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Examples
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HE had a dreamy, far-away look in his eyes, and his sad, insistent voice, gentle-spoken as a maid's, seemed the placid embodiment of some deep-seated melancholy.
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A glance around at the far-away banks, and he knew that he was on the mighty Yukon.
Chapter VIII 2010
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We don't support that far-away war, but we continue to pay for it.
Nancy Snow: Pentagon, Inc.: How to Sell an Unpopular War Nancy Snow 2011
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Yes, in the far-away land of Russia, the news of the death of the famous American writer came not only through the major newspapers of Petersburg and Moscow, but also through the publications in Kishinev, Astrakhan, Rostov-on-the Don, Odessa, Tyflis.
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Take her to a far-away cave and spend a year in isolation.
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Especially after so many of us were able to leave South Los Angeles and move to the West Side or far-away suburbs.
Linnie Frank Bailey: Living Through Historic Times Linnie Frank Bailey 2011
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Patients can shop around for shorter lines, even get on more than one list, if they have the means to get to a far-away hospital within hours of a liver becoming available.
How Long Do You Have To Wait For A Liver Transplant? Depends On Where You Live AP 2011
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We don't support that far-away war, but we continue to pay for it.
Nancy Snow: Pentagon, Inc.: How to Sell an Unpopular War Nancy Snow 2011
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“I understand,” she said, in a weak, far-away voice, and her eyes showed me that she did understand.
Chapter 25 2010
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