distant
Example Sentences
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Despite winning silver at last year's world championships, an Olympic medal had felt a distant dream for the skater from Almaty.
From Barron's
But ever since a pair of Italian ski legends lit the cauldron in Milan, just 18 months after the summer fête of Paris, the decline of the Games has felt like a distant memory.
The leggings are made of an advanced polymer — a distant cousin to a plastic milk jug — with fibers that are incredibly strong and durable.
From Los Angeles Times
But, those happier, more distant memories are also still resident in their line-up.
From BBC
The scene stands in stark contrast to the glittering spectacle of the world-famous Sambodrome parade, which critics say has grown increasingly distant from the poor neighborhoods that sustain the roots of samba.
From Barron's
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