Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for distance. Search instead for eistanzes.
Definitions

distance

[dis-tuhns] / ˈdɪs təns /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

It’s easier to see the good in other people and keep your distance if you don’t think they’re on the same wavelength.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

From Barra we went to a jetty of land on the island of Vatersay, where we invented a golf course, playing around cows to reach objects in the distance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

There is something mildly amusing about the distance between this real educational apparatus and the fictional boot camp, where the central problem is apparently that grown men need help identifying vegetables.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

For J0148-4214, the researchers measured a redshift of z=5.02, allowing them to determine its remarkable distance.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

We stand aside and watch Dad as he mulls over what the correct distance should be between the salad fork and the dinner fork.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

When the cells were subsequently examined using the chip, those that had adapted to the viscous environment traveled faster and covered greater distances than untreated control cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Trucks serving these places travel long distances and at times were mostly empty.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton had previously objected to the shortening of race distances.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

With each new generation, NASA's rovers have become more capable of traveling longer distances, navigating difficult terrain, and investigating locations that earlier vehicles could never have reached.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Some of the inhabitants of these islands must have been skilled navigators who traded from island to island over long distances.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

That was highlighted amid the fallout over FFE, when Wenger, who has traditionally been loyal to Infantino, distanced himself from the aborted plot.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

With Cerimedo’s name now toxic, Paz, Milei and other former allies have distanced themselves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

But they distanced themselves from his political manoeuvres.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Davis has distanced himself from the memoir, saying he didn't write all of it and parts were fictionalised to sell more copies.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

“To nurture the Earth and spread love to all those who live on it. I imagine she’d be disappointed in us, if she could see how we’ve distanced ourselves from humankind.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Tens of thousands of people defied social distancing rules to bid farewell to him as he lay in state at the presidential palace.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

“To the degree that Republican candidates are distancing themselves, they’re understanding that they’re actually appealing to newer electorates,” Peterson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Much like COVID-era social distancing rules, this will lower the risk of H5N1 transmission by keeping birds separate.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

McIntosh told BBC Wales that he was also distancing himself from the comment.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Truly effective nuclear bluffing, however, includes occasional postures of irrationality, a distancing from the horrors of nuclear war.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


Vocabulary lists containing distance

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com