distant
Example Sentences
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Earlier, in the wee hours of Sunday, the US space agency published an image taken by the Artemis crew, showing a distant Moon with the Orientale basin visible.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
At highway speeds, the BBS’s inner peace is intruded upon only by the distant drumming of the vast wheels and tires.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Lurie has even solicited payments from his mother, a family foundation and distant cousins.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Directly placing instruments around distant stars to measure space weather is not possible.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
