distant

Example Sentences

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"It's also a form of humility, because we naturally tend to see the pope as distant, as someone in a very important role," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

A distant mother, she relied heavily on nannies but insisted girls should be educated at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Light from extremely distant objects such as J0100+2802 has been stretched into infrared wavelengths due to the expansion of the universe.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Lurie has even solicited payments from his mother, a family foundation and distant cousins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

For the first time in his life, they weren’t just a distant darkness on the eastern horizon.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver