distance

Example Sentences

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The low hum of cars passing and horns beeping in the distance gives me a sense of safety; I’m never alone.

From Salon

But these methods are mostly expensive, and the country had less success bringing down drones flown at shorter distances across the Lebanese border by Hezbollah.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fast radio bursts are incredibly powerful flashes of radio energy that travel across vast distances in the universe.

From Science Daily

In last season’s World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays that went the distance and beyond, Yamamoto earned MVP and three of the Dodgers’ four wins.

From Los Angeles Times

They have stepped forward in this championship, but with each Irish try and each moment of Irish attrition you were reminded of the distance Scotland have left to travel.

From BBC