The family came here 'from abroad' [=from a foreign country] three years ago.
A feeling of unease has been 'abroad' these last few weeks.
There are rumors 'abroad' that the company is in trouble.
(..) We'd plan to go away for the weekend, and then he'd just leave. Fly off to China at a moment's notice. And he brought you a present from abroad to say sorry. Can I just have a look at it? He really climbed up onto the balcony? Nail a plank across the window and all your problems are over. (..)2010 TvShow: Sherlock Title: The Blind Banker Season: 1 Episode 2
(..) PHONE RINGING Grab a pew. Do you need anything, coffee, water? No? We're all sorted here, thanks. So you're doing well. You've been abroad a lot. Well, so? Flying all the way around the world twice in a month. SCOFFS Right. You're doing that thing. (..)2010 TvShow: Sherlock Title: The Blind Banker Season: 1 Episode 2