distance
Example Sentences
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Despite last month’s tech-sector drop and the ebbs this week, stocks remain within striking distance of all-time highs.
The Pentagon says U.S. dominance of the air is so complete that it no longer needs to use as many “standoff” weapons that fire from a distance.
That protection waned during the pandemic, as people stayed home or kept their distance from others.
From Los Angeles Times
It had sailed some considerable distance by the time the fire was reported and it is assumed the crew deactivated its automatic identification system.
From BBC
I want to distance myself from the house.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
