yonder
being in that place or over there; being that or those over there: That road yonder is the one to take.
being the more distant or farther: yonder side.
at, in, or to that place specified or more or less distant; over there.
Origin of yonder
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How to use yonder in a sentence
Most of the drones on this list will either land or just fly off into the great blue yonder if they lose signal, so try to keep everything where it should be.
The prospect of piling into the car and heading off for parts yonder is liberating.
The best audiobooks for your summer drive, sorted by length — and who’s in the car | Katherine A. Powers | May 27, 2021 | Washington PostSo there it was, in the haze yonder; and it increased and multiplied.
"There is a bridge up yonder, monsieur," returned the servant, thankful to have the conversation changed.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniMy smithy lies yonder, beyond that turn of the road and behind the biggest oak tree in the country.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
yonder is the tower they built to house the electric lighting plant like what your father used to have.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseFagin nodded in the affirmative, and pointing in the direction of Saffron Hill, inquired whether any one was up yonder to-night.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles DickensThere's no need for you to suffer any further contamination by mingling with such persons as are yonder.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
British Dictionary definitions for yonder
/ (ˈjɒndə) /
at, in, or to that relatively distant place; over there
being at a distance, either within view or as if within view: yonder valleys
Origin of yonder
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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