How to Use distance in a Sentence

distance

1 of 2 noun
Definition of distancenext
Synonyms for distancenext
  • The sign was hard to read from a distance.
  • She kept the children a safe distance from the road.
  • The gas station is a short distance away.
  • Speed is measured in time and distance.
  • We followed them at a distance.
  • She feels a distance from her brother that wasn't there before.
  • What is the distance between the Earth and the Sun?
  • He wants to put distance between himself and his former boss.
  • Although they were once good friends, there was now considerable distance between them.
  • The distance from the back row to the stage is 100 feet.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Even from a distance, Tongsu knew that the man was not from here.
    — Paul Yoon, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
  • Get a measuring tape and mark the distance with tape or a piece of chalk.
    — Leah Groth, Health, 9 Feb. 2024
  • By staying silent, the city may keep its distance from the agony of the shooting, and the fear and loss churned up by its wake.
    — Will Lanzoni, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2023
  • What Could Be Better The flames are small, so heat cannot be felt at a distance.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023
  • At the end of each hike, make a note of how that distance and elevation felt to you.
    — Diana Helmuth, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Hummingbirds can spot the color red from a distance and are drawn to it.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Today Chile is one of those that has the greatest distance between rich and poor.
    — Vulture, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Bolen was found a short distance away in a wooded area, police said.
    — The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Flying the same distance and staying in a hotel would emit less than half of that.
    — Time, 13 June 2023
  • Watching the horror in Gaza from just a short distance away is harder.
    — Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Users can search by distance and ZIP code or street address.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The Arizona project would be unusual because of the distance involved and the fact that the state is landlocked.
    — Christopher Flavelle Adriana Zehbrauskas, New York Times, 10 June 2023
  • The first photos and videos were from a bridge over the water, where mother and daughter watched the dolphins from a distance.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 28 June 2023
  • Yet, the former couple can’t seem to keep their distance from each other.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The visitors were not in striking distance again as ASU built its lead to as many as 17 points late in the second half.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The second round was all about going the distance with the longest belch possible.
    — EW.com, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Due to the distance, Bell would frequently spend the night at Peck's house, but one night everything changed.
    — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
  • By the end of July, the distances covered a range from three to seven miles, with no pace ever being set.
    — Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Nighttime is the best time to view if an eruption occurs - only at a safe distance.
    — Lea Lane, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • He was found a short distance away, on the Prince George’s County side of the boundary between the two jurisdictions.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
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distance

2 of 2 verb
  • The Rays distanced themselves from their one-time face of the franchise.
    — Kristie Ackert, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Ortiz told him to distance himself from the White House.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
  • At the time, Hilton’s rep attempted to distance her from the tabloid scandal.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Others sought to distance themselves from the actions of Hamas.
    — Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • In its aftermath, the school has sought to distance itself from the shooting.
    — Billy Witz, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • No wonder the church could not distance itself fast enough.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
  • These are not the first companies to distance themselves from the actor in recent weeks.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 19 Apr. 2023
  • In the months that followed, Mahogany tried to distance herself from the friend group whose members are now accused of killing her.
    — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Simone Biles spent two years trying to distance herself from those strange days in Tokyo and all the outside noise that came along with it.
    — Will Graves, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • During one of the inspections, a subject approached the soldier who distanced her from them.
    — Tavleen Tarrant, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The Justice Department distanced the agency from the president at the time.
    — Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, 11 May 2023
  • Richard Simmons is distancing himself from a biopic that would star Pauly Shore as the fitness guru.
    — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2024
  • In recent years, Hamas has distanced itself from the Brotherhood.
    — Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2023
  • And perhaps the letter writer needs to distance themselves from these people.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Lockshin’s producers distanced themselves from him — but that was not enough to keep them in the good graces of the Russian Cinema Fund.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 Apr. 2024
  • In recent months, many of Mr. Combs’s business partners have distanced themselves from him.
    — William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Will this innovation become more than just another way for the rich to distance themselves from the rest of us?
    — Marc Wortman, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2023
  • At the time, the app was trying to distance itself from China in the face of growing pressure from the Trump administration.
    — Laura He, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
  • As was the case at the start of the second half, the Thunder began to distance themselves at the start of the fourth quarter, leading to a Spoelstra timeout 1:25 into the period.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Trump, who has long boasted about the power of his endorsement, tried to distance himself from Cameron following the loss to Gov. Andy Beshear.
    — Mike Pappano, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2023
  • But some also warned that the party should not be distancing itself from Israel.
    — Mark Murray, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
  • These updates join the previous efforts Meta has made to distance itself from the world of news and politics in recent years.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Households spent large amounts on goods in the early days of the pandemic, but saved even more due to lockdowns on distancing restrictions.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Maren Morris and Cassadee Pope have both publicly distanced themselves from the genre due to its general lack of social progress.
    — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Already in a class by herself, Biles’ mastery of the Yurchenko double pike will distance her even further from the competition.
    — USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Some companies have began to distance themselves from the offsets.
    — Jake Zuckerman, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Anheuser-Busch quickly tried to distance itself from the campaign and has since abandoned the trans star—something that hasn’t gone amiss by Mulvaney or trans allies.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 5 July 2023
  • Even better, this year’s draft is seen as one of the deepest at the top in decades, with three collegiate players and two high school outfielders distancing themselves from the pack.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2023
  • Despite his discomfort with the success of Mista Thug Isolation, Miller’s desire to distance himself from that era of his work has waned.
    — Patrick Lyons, SPIN, 6 Mar. 2023
  • But in the case of Credit Suisse, which has been a slow-moving car wreck for years, many large institutions have already distanced themselves.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 17 Mar. 2023

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