distance

Example Sentences

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I gestured to the building in the distance.

From Literature

Glancing over my shoulder to make sure they’re not following me, I break into a run, dart left down an alleyway and around the corner, increasing the distance between me and him.

From Literature

Slowly, skeptically, Clare removed his monocle and closed the distance between his eye hollow and the swirling darkness.

From Literature

From the cockpit of the Voyager we watched the shimmering lights of Cyprus fade into the distance.

From BBC

What we lacked in Desert Storm was standoff capability, meaning weapons that allowed America to attack targets from a safe distance.

From The Wall Street Journal