distant
Example Sentences
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"We had completely distant family members, we had relatively close family members, all the way up to the bullseye hit of fathers being named and identified."
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Technology, and industry consolidation, mean many facilities are now run out of distant control rooms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
One of the biggest challenges in the search for extraterrestrial life is determining whether features observed on distant planets truly point to living organisms.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
A combined company with about 9% market share would put Delta a somewhat distant second, with 4.3% market share, the Jefferies analysts said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
The pines and the distant church steeple sparkled in the winter sun like an old-fashioned Christmas card.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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