- present participle of distance.
distancing
Example Sentences
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Distancing himself from any aspect of it won't be easy.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2022
Distancing yourself from these outcomes may seem selfish, but the opposite is true.
From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2022
This is why his pandemic shows, rebranded as "The Daily Social Distancing Show" and produced from his apartment, had a value and urgency others lacked.
From Salon • Sep. 30, 2022
Distancing himself from Putin now would not help the situation, he said.
From Reuters • Aug. 3, 2022
Distancing terms, e.g. members, general economic situation, policy strategy.
From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel