distant
Example Sentences
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The space program’s dwindling wonder and joy winked out of existence, like a distant supernova.
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
“The tentative pickup in existing-home sales towards the end of last year now looks like a distant memory,” said Oliver Allen, senior U.S. economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Maria Carolina – whose title carries no legal standing in the Italian Republic - is a distant descendant of France's Sun-King Louis XIV.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Seven steps into the trees, I closed my eyes and filtered out the noise of the birds and breeze, and the city beyond that, until a distant but steady thump came to me.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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