distant

Example Sentences

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“On distant islands in the South Atlantic young men are fighting for Britain,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"It's also a form of humility, because we naturally tend to see the pope as distant, as someone in a very important role," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Directly placing instruments around distant stars to measure space weather is not possible.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Surfshark showed slightly faster startup times and smoother 4K playback on distant servers, thanks in part to its FastTrack optimization feature.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

But there was no sound except the hot, dry wind and the distant pop and crackle of fire.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz