distance of time

Example Sentences

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And, like I said, Gary has learned to love him over the long distance of time in his own way.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2023

With the distance of time, it was fresh again.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2022

Sitting under the stained-glass window at Saint Mark’s, Myles suggested that perhaps the distance of time has made her writing more palatable to the public.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2016

Dick Clinton’s motivation blurs with the distance of time.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2016

At this distance of time I will not affirm that the lists were identical each time; but at any rate the result was.

From A Prisoner in Turkey by Still, John