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How to use afield in a sentence

13 example sentences · adverb

Afield means away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual). (Often preceded by far, farther, or further.). Example: “This latest excursion took us farther afield than ever.”

Examples of afield by meaning

adverbAway (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual). (Often preceded by far, farther, or further.).

  • This latest excursion took us farther afield than ever.
  • His latest remarks went far afield of any mainstream conception.
  • The Christian movement, forced by adversity to abandon its first home in Jerusalem, reached far afield and swept over all of the civilized world.1924, First Parish in Concord (Concord, Mass.)., Gail Cleland, Loren Benjamin Macdonald, Trinitarian Congregational Church (Concord, Mass.)...

adverbOn the field.

  • We now have both teams afield and can begin the match.

adverbOut in the open.

  • Meanwhile, witch Tituba, Tonight you sleep afield, molest not this house.2000, Robert Manns, Night of the Frogs & Sautee and Nacoochee, →ISBN, page 27

More sentences with afield

  • If you have time to go farther afield, the artist invites you to visit Kam Tin.2023 March 22, Christy Choi, “Hong Kong Locals on Where to Eat, Drink and Play During Art Basel”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry 1400s
  • The Scouts also took him further afield than his native Melbourne.2004, Anne E. Blair, Ruxton: A Biography. From the entry scouts
  • The plan is to build a large park and ride offering charge points for electric vehicles for commuters from further afield.2021 November 17, Andrew Mourant, “Okehampton: a new dawn for Dartmoor”, in RAIL, number 944, page 42. From the entry park and ride
  • Knowing that an ajumma would always be within arm's reach, like a Korean fairy godmother, traveling further afield grew less daunting.2018 December 7, Julia M. Adler, “I owe a debt of gratitude to Seoul’s no-nonsense guardian angels”, in The Seattle Times, Seattle, W.A.…. From the entry ajumma
  • Loads of people moving from London and farther afield (we moved from Oxford four years ago) as it’s a great place for young families.2018 March 23, Tom Dyckhoff, quoting Stuart Reid, “Let’s move to Eastbourne, East Sussex: "Things may be changing"”, in The Guardian. From the entry God's waiting room
  • My fellow passengers are a mixture of people returning from a day out in the capital, locals doing short hops, and a few (like me) heading farther afield.2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68. From the entry hop
  • Over two million years a species of archaic human we know as Homo erectus emerged and left its African homeland in one or more waves to search farther afield.2016, James T. Carson, “Who Was First and When?: The Diasporic Implications of Indigeneity”, in Amitava Chowdhury, Donald Harman Akenson…. From the entry Europasia
  • "If these 35 miles of infrastructure aren't run effectively, the ripple effects are felt by customers as far afield as Swansea, Bristol, Penzance and Worcestershire," says GWR spokesman Dan Panes.2025 May 28, Paul Clifton, “Project Brunel on the right line”, in RAIL, number 1036, page 31. From the entry ripple effect

Meaning of afield

  1. adverb Away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual). (Often preceded by far, farther, or further.).
  2. adverb On the field.
  3. adverb Out in the open.

Full definition of afield

Questions about afield in a sentence

How do you use afield in a sentence?
Afield is used as an adverb. For example: “This latest excursion took us farther afield than ever.”
What is a short sentence with afield?
“This latest excursion took us farther afield than ever.”
What does afield mean?
Afield means away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual). (Often preceded by far, farther, or further.).

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