distance of time
Example Sentences
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Even with the distance of time, here’s how she describes the mountain setting: “Outside the windows, the landscape beckons; it isn’t a mirage, it’s a Zwang, as we used to say in school, a duty.”
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2024
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
From a distance of time and space, Buchholz recalled his introduction to Forest Hills in 1956.
From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2018
Dick Clinton’s motivation blurs with the distance of time.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2016
I find this in my notes, the caption of a day of business, and at this distance of time will not undertake to correct the entry.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) by Stephens, John Lloyd
