fair distance
Frequency: 6.04.5 per million words
Indicates a surprisingly or relatively long distance.
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Examples (10)
- The nearest petrol station is a fair distance from here, so we should fill up now.
- We had to walk a fair distance through the forest to reach the clearing.
- I didn't realize the hotel was such a fair distance from the city center.
- The new office is a fair distance for me to commute every day.
- From the top of the hill, you can see for a fair distance on a clear day.
- The errant golf ball landed a fair distance from the green.
- He threw the stone a fair distance across the lake.
- Make sure you have enough water; it's a fair distance to the next town.
- The farm is set back a fair distance from the main road.
- Even for an experienced runner, 20 kilometers is a fair distance to cover.