distancing

Example Sentences

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Like so many other relics of the Soviet past in Central Asia, it is doomed to vanish amid a distancing from Russia and a top-down drive to boost national culture.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The spiders are also good at distancing themselves from each other so they aren’t in competition.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

For now, Tehran is distancing itself from talks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Who wants to remember social distancing and N-95 masks?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

He looks worried and helpless, but already withdrawing from me, distancing himself.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood