distance
Example Sentences
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All of that would appear to put some distance between her and what he was buying.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Massey waited several agonizing minutes while the distance was measured, but when the mark flashed on the scoreboard, she leaped in the air and screamed “Let’s go! Three more!”
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Yeah, there were quite a few decades when millions of people all over the planet were way too invested in the American dream, if mostly at a distance.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
The unit distance problem was among his favorites: It originally came with a $300 bounty, which Erdős later bumped up to $500.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Slowly, skeptically, Clare removed his monocle and closed the distance between his eye hollow and the swirling darkness.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing distance
Word Generation Science - Measurement
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The Number System
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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