distant past
Example Sentences
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Yet “The Boys of Dungeon Lane” doesn’t strictly limit its focus to the distant past.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Five weeks later, that dour mood feels like the distant past on Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Spurs legend Glenn Hoddle has also suggested he would be interested, but once again this would be a dip into the distant past.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
These timelines support earlier research and highlight how diverse treponemal pathogens were in the distant past.
From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026
They chattered companionably about the distant past, waiting for the golden griffins to appear in the sky.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
