distance
Example Sentences
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It orbits the Sun every 365.25 days, in line with what you would expect in view of their distance apart.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
I remember pulling through the pages of the book going, “This is me, I understand the cruelty others are showing him, I understand his need for both distance and warmth.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
That makes him, by some distance, the highest paid athlete in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The closest star, Proxima Centauri, is marked at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles to reflect its true distance.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Wolf was waiting for them: sitting beneath a birch tree a safe distance from the Widewater, shaking with fear.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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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