distant

Example Sentences

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“On distant islands in the South Atlantic young men are fighting for Britain,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

This is not a distant or hypothetical risk.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Jonah looked around, but most of the kids just looked bored and distant, as if this was a particularly dull class at school.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix