distance

Example Sentences

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If you encounter a coyote, keep a safe distance and back away slowly while maintaining eye contact, according to the agency.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Reaching Uranus is difficult primarily because of its extreme distance.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The one thing both teams definitely don't want here is extra time, and what usually happens in that scenario is that the tie goes the distance.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

They proposed stationing key aircraft during a conflict in the western part of the kingdom, a safer distance away from Tehran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Culver, a prominent local citizen and practitioner of diversified farming, his handsome daughter, Miss Tansy Culver, two young sons, and Mr. Culver’s sister-in-law, Miss Singleterry, who was flung some distance off the tailgate.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck