distant
Example Sentences
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They were also potent for exactly the same reason: they took a distant argument about nationhood and shrank it down to lunch.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
And silver, once turned over to a dealer, would leave us with money we never counted on—like getting a small legacy from a distant aunt who died suddenly and included me in her will.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
"We present a relatively simple method that could be scaled up to synchronize multiple distant qubits," says Andrés-Juanes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
And we say that distant galaxies are like flowers - each have their seasons.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
I promise myself I will hold on to my language, no matter how far away we go, how many seas we cross, how distant I am from the almond-scented streets of this land.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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