some distance

idiom

: not a short way
The nearest gas station is some distance away.

Examples of some distance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
The best approach is to place some distance between the tree’s trunk and the lawn. Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025 What intrigued you about the Shauna-Callie dynamic and Jeff’s decision to get himself and Callie some distance from Shauna? Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025 That travels some distance to explain its second position on Forbes’ most valuable soccer teams list for 2025. Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025 Vancouver props up the upper-left corner of the league’s geography, some distance from other Canadian clubs in Toronto and Montreal while being overshadowed in the Pacific Northwest by a historic rivalry between the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers. Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for some distance

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Some distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/some%20distance. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!