distant
Example Sentences
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His explanation quickly became part of the public conversation around the event, particularly after he referred to his son in unexpectedly distant terms, saying he had “known this person for a long time.”
From Salon • May 23, 2026
"Occasional individuals moving between distant breeding grounds can help maintain genetic diversity across populations," she added.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The study, "First evidence of bidirectional exchange between distant humpback whale breeding populations in eastern Australia and Brazil," was published in Royal Society Open Science.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Reform UK Scotland and Labour finished a distant second place in the election, returning 17 MSPs each.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
On that distant, sunny summer afternoon, Mr. Hobbes had already been dead for nearly a century.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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