in the distance
Example Sentences
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The picture, which now hangs in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, offers a panorama of an alpine landscape, with the snow-covered Cordillera Occidental rising in the distance.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
An old Catalan independence flag hanging by its entrance flaps in the wind, and the sound of pigs grunting and squealing in the farm buildings can be heard in the distance.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Visitors will be able to turn their heads from the Bacon paintings to see traffic rushing beneath the building and Chris Burden’s iconic “Urban Light” installation in the distance.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
The low hum of cars passing and horns beeping in the distance gives me a sense of safety; I’m never alone.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
When they saw that automobile coming in the distance, they didn’t know what it was.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
