great distance

Example Sentences

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After a moment, he passed the device to me, and ahead, at great distance, I saw three spectral outlines tumbling around on a nearby peak.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

"It is the very first to be found at such a great distance with no line of sight to any landmass," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2024

“It is the very first to be found at such a great distance with no line of sight to any landmass. From this geographical point, only the horizon is visible all around.”

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Detecting such tiny phenomena at such a great distance will enable scientists and engineers to identify others that are just as crucial.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2024

We continue to share with our remotest ancestors the most tangled and evasive attitudes about death, despite the great distance we have come in understanding some of the profound aspects of biology.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas