distant
Example Sentences
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A Fed rate cut, however, still seems quite distant.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
She wrote her 1970 song “Coal Miner’s Daughter” about her early life, and it became not just a personal milestone but a snapshot of the distant past rendered so vividly that it became a film.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
Andy Jassy’s rocky start as Amazon.com’s CEO feels like a distant memory today.
From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026
Even on distant servers, buffering wasn’t an issue, and video quality remained consistent throughout my testing.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026
He heard the distant horns of ships by the seaport.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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