great distance
Example Sentences
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“When we used to defend airfields, either you got bombed from a great distance or it was an insurgency coming through the wire,” says Greg Bagwell, president of the U.K.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The problem was that existing planet formation theories suggested a large planet should not have been able to form so quickly, especially at such a great distance from its star.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Nearly three weeks on from her ordeal in Magaluf, the treatment has left her struggling to walk any great distance and unable to train with her current team, Greenock Morton Women FC.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Beneath it all, we could be a great distance away, safe and alone.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
Behind them comes Hauptmann in his fur cap, walking with short strides as though counting paces over some great distance.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
