far distant
Frequency: 6.05.4 per million words
A literary way to say very distant.
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- He dreamt of adventures in far distant lands, beyond the known world.
- The author's novel is set in the far distant future, where humanity has colonized other galaxies.
- From the mountaintop, we could see the glimmer of a city on the far distant horizon.
- Astronomers are studying light from stars that are far distant from our own solar system.
- The legend speaks of a hidden treasure buried on a far distant island.
- Her ancestral home was in a far distant country she had never visited.
- The origins of this ancient tradition are lost in the far distant past.
- It is hard to imagine what life will be like in a far distant era.
- Reflecting on his childhood, it felt like a far distant dream to him now.
- Planning for a far distant retirement seems overwhelming for many young people today.