distant from

Frequency: 9.030.2 per million words

Used to indicate the reference point of the distance.

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Examples (10)

  • The stars are more distant from the earth than the sun.
  • He felt oddly distant from her, even when they were in the same room.
  • These sites were often several miles distant from each other.
  • The nearest town is about ten miles distant from our remote cabin.
  • After moving abroad, he grew emotionally distant from his family.
  • Her proposed solution seems quite distant from what is actually practical.
  • The reality of the situation was far distant from what we had imagined.
  • The island remains geographically distant from major trade routes.
  • Children can sometimes feel distant from their parents during their teenage years.
  • The culture of that ancient civilization is so distant from our own.