Example Sentences

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Distantly, of course, in a connect-the-dots kind of way.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2022

Distantly heard, as he spoke, w,ere the chants of 100 radical students.

From Time Magazine Archive

Distantly, they are related to medieval gold-ground paintings; more recently, to Cubist collage objects--except that there is no collage, only paint.

From Time Magazine Archive

Distantly related to Aaron Burr, who was Thomas Jefferson's Vice President when he killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel, the People Express chairman was a brash achiever from the start.

From Time Magazine Archive

Distantly they heard an answering shout, and Theodora moved to open another door.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson