certain distance
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An unspecified but particular distance.
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- Children living within a certain distance of the school are eligible for the bus service.
- For safety reasons, you must maintain a certain distance from the machinery.
- The gravitational pull weakens after a certain distance.
- He likes to keep a certain distance from his colleagues to maintain professionalism.
- The camera is designed to automatically focus on objects beyond a certain distance.
- Athletes must throw the javelin past a certain distance to qualify.
- Zoning laws prohibit building commercial properties within a certain distance of residential areas.
- The signal from the Wi-Fi router only travels a certain distance before it becomes unstable.
- A mist began to obscure the view after we had walked a certain distance into the forest.
- Is there a certain distance you need to be from the stage to get a good view?