in the distance
Example Sentences
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Then, at 12 years old, after getting off the school bus, he recalled seeing "something coming round the edge of the mountain, in the distance".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Behind him, an American flag ripples in the distance outside the window, blurred by the summer heat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
As students patted soil and staked trees for support, smoke from the wind-driven Sandy fire threatening Simi Valley billowed in the distance.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
It feels like a flyover, with the sea perhaps in the distance at the very top.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
And then, in the distance, the figure in silhouette has descended the ladder and is packing up his toolbox.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
