distant

Example Sentences

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When he was eight, his father - a distant presence - sent him to live with an uncle instead.

From BBC

Stage three cancers are when a tumour has started to spread locally, stage four is when they have spread to distant organs in the body too.

From BBC

Trade policy may feel distant, but its impact is personal.

From MarketWatch

Everything has been built from scratch, and as they share the hills with Exmoor ponies, their busy fast-paced lives in London seem like a distant memory.

From BBC

The velvety silhouette feels as distant as the sea, whose dark surface is sliced by the banister.

From The Wall Street Journal