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An assortment of lush trees provided privacy and a body of water could be seen in the distance.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 July 2025
By midsummer, the meadows are buzzing with life, from marmots darting through the grass to the occasional black bear in the distance.
—AFAR Media, 7 July 2025
And then, suddenly, there are dots in the distance, and then there’s a thousand people all around the vehicles doing that universal symbol of hand to mouth.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 7 July 2025
The place looked abandoned; a lone dog barked in the distance.
—Nicole Krauss, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 July 2025
By midsummer, the meadows are buzzing with life, from marmots darting through the grass to the occasional black bear in the distance.
—AFAR Media, 7 July 2025
And then, suddenly, there are dots in the distance, and then there’s a thousand people all around the vehicles doing that universal symbol of hand to mouth.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 7 July 2025
The place looked abandoned; a lone dog barked in the distance.
—Nicole Krauss, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the distance
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“In the distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20distance. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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