long distance

Example Sentences

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Both excellent long distance runners as well as footballers in their primary school days, Tyler and Jack have tended to be viewed as a pair.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Because this process requires light to travel across a relatively long distance, the instruments are often bulky and difficult to miniaturize.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Then again, maybe you’d also appreciate getting to see the world without having to catch a series of flights or drive a long distance.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

The two pilots were in the same plane but landed a long distance apart because of the speed at which the jet was flying when the airmen evacuated, Trump said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

This is what my mother told me, over the telephone, long distance.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood