remoteness

Example Sentences

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“The island ecosystem is pretty diverse and complex. There are a lot of things at play: wind, visitation, the remoteness of the island.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Still, the movie seems to sympathize with many Americans’ misplaced faith in the remoteness of nuclear war.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

“Svalbard’s remoteness makes it vulnerable,” said Hedvig Moe, an Oslo-based lawyer who grew up Svalbard and was formerly the deputy director of Norway’s domestic intelligence agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Dr. MacKinnon: “You don’t think she saw your remoteness as a defense? When she uses remoteness herself as a defense. Didn’t you just tell me? She never looks back?”

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2025

Kiyo and my sister May and I enrolled in the local school, and what sticks in my memory from those few weeks is the teacher—not her looks, her remoteness.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston