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He entered in an awkward alliance with Lapid to join the government but quickly distanced himself from it.

Zhenya, a hair salon owner, who had been a vocal supporter of the protests, now distanced himself from the activists.

Gulen is a former ally of the government who has now distanced himself from the prime minister.

During interviews with security officials, she denied all knowledge of the plot, and publicly distanced herself from the bombings.

Cooper has distanced herself from the widely panned 2007 movie adaptation, The Seeker.

They were soon out-distanced, the palm-trees fell away, the soaring temple loomed against the blazing sky.

His speech on the introduction of his first budget was waited for with great expectation, but it distanced all expectation.

A score of figures were dancing there, and shouting derisively at the out-distanced American tug.

The crowd gives a concerted cheer as the train pulls out and a few intrepid ones run alongside until distanced by steam and steel.

But almost at once it became plain that we were out-distanced.