distance
Example Sentences
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"That feeling of seeing that torch in the distance was indescribable," he said.
From BBC
Pressure is mounting, and saltwater is being kicked out over vast distances.
That sentiment has been shared by law enforcement agencies across the state, some of which have recently distanced themselves from mental health calls.
From Los Angeles Times
At a distance of 2,700 light years, that apparent size corresponds to a real span of nearly 80 light years.
From Science Daily
Though the title jams everybody together in one breathless, unpunctuated rush, this is very much a movie about distance within families; an ellipsis between each word might have been apt.
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