distant past

Frequency: 7.010.8 per million words

Referring to a time far away in the past.

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Examples (10)

  • It all happened in the distant past.
  • Scientists study fossils to learn about the distant past.
  • The legends of our tribe stretch back into the distant past.
  • This technology was just a dream in the distant past.
  • We can only guess what life was like in the distant past.
  • The ruins provide a window into the city's distant past.
  • Events in the distant past continue to shape our world today.
  • Historians disagree on the exact dates of the distant past.
  • Sometimes it feels as though those wars occurred in the distant past.
  • Many secrets of the distant past remain buried underground.