How to use distant in a sentence

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• Yes, he's a relation of mine, but only a distant one.From the entry relation
• From across the valley came the resonant sound of a distant church bell.From the entry resonant
• Powerful telescopes look far back into the distant reaches of the Universe.From the entry universe
• He often gazes out at the distant lights across the bay.From the entry lights
• The ranchhands use four-wheelers to move about the ranch, ferrying supplies and patrolling distant fields and pastures.From the entry four-wheeler
• We listened to the distant honkings of the geese on the lake.From the entry honking
• The shepherds use dirtbikes to move about the ranch, patrolling distant fields and pastures.From the entry dirtbike
• In the not too distant future my view on the matter might be not a million miles away from yours.From the entry not
• There is evidence of mass extinctions in the distant past.From the entry mass
• He betrothed his daughter to a distant relative.From the entry betroth
• Alas that distant event isn't within my recollection anymore.From the entry recollection
• We heard the distant moan of a stag in pain.From the entry moan
• The rumbling of distant thunder echoed from the hilltop.From the entry rumbling
• The evil alien pointed a death ray at me and ordered me to start marching toward the distant fortress!From the entry death ray
• Perhaps somewhere among the uncounted stars in the sky there might be lurking a distant planet eerily similar to our own.From the entry uncounted
• She lived far away, in a distant land.From the entry far away
• Most drift seeds are produced by tropical trees, and they can be found on distant beaches after drifting thousands of miles through ocean currents.From the entry drift seed
• I was somewhat distant lately, and my lady promised me head every Tuesday of the week when I’m nice to her, so I better be on my best.From the entry best
• Significantly, it explained that developments in distant theaters can “directly affect” trans-Atlantic security.2022 July 1, The Japan Times Editorial Board, “Groundbreaking NATO summit means work for Japan”, in The Japan Times, archived from the…. From the entry threat
• Baltiel had always been the iceman, harsh and distant and lacking in sentiment.2019, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Ruin, Macmillan, pages 267–268. From the entry iceman
• I was awoken by the voice of a distant muezzin calling the faithful to prayer.2015, Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen, ONE, page 266. From the entry muezzin
• The Germans have a word for it—fernweh—literally, an ache for distant places.2014, James B. Twitchell, Winnebago Nation: The RV in American Culture, Columbia University Press, →ISBN. From the entry farsickness
• I am aware of the coming and going of the sun because of a distant glow.2011, Rupert Schmitt, The Mad Professor, Bloomington: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 485. From the entry silflay
• That's why the dark, distant quasi planet in our solar system bears his name.2011, William Lazarus, Mark Sullivan, Comparative Religion For Dummies, Penguin, published 2013, page 287. From the entry quasi-planet
• First a distant sound like animals grunting, then a clomp, clomp, clomp like boots approaching.2010, Mark Peter Hughes, “Savages and Kings”, in A Crack in the Sky, Delacorte Press, →ISBN, page 226. From the entry clomp
• The deafening roar of jet engines slowly fades away as it grows ever more distant.2010, Leaf, White Album 2. From the entry powdery
• Glenny, at his establishment, eight miles distant, on the banks of the Veshora.2010, John Dundas Cochrane, “The Walk to Moscow”, in John Keay, editor, The Mammoth Book of Travel in Dangerous Places, →ISBN, →LCCN…. From the entry Esthonia
• Frozen on the distant movie screen is an airplane that points, missilelike, toward the passing train.2007 December 30, Ken Johnson, “A Happy Accident, Carefully Planned”, in New York Times. From the entry missilelike
• Establish the connection with the Imperturbable Buddha Ashuku Nyorai through the distant contact.2006, Mark Hosak, Walter Luebeck, The Big Book of Reiki Symbols, Lotus Press, →ISBN, page 263. From the entry Ashuku Nyorai
• Migrants from Zongyang were also mostly in commerce, with very distant destinations.2004, On the Move: Women and Rural-to-Urban Migration in Contemporary China, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 221. From the entry Zongyang
• The symbol table localizes information derived from potentially distant parts of the source code.2004, Keith D. Cooper, Linda Torczon, Engineering a Compiler, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 239. From the entry symbol table
• Some play side by side, some frantically text distant servermates; others are powerlevelling with near-catatonic detachment.2004 June, “Lost in convention: What happens when thousands of EverQuest fans meet in Las Vegas? We find out…”, in Edge, number 137, Bath…. From the entry powerlevel
• Alternatively, contour depressions can be corrected by autologous lipoinjections harvested from local or distant donor areas.2003, Rhoda S. Narins, Safe Liposuction and Fat Transfer, →ISBN, page 346. From the entry lipoinjection
• "Heat lightning" is simply distant lightning whose thunder cannot be heard.2001, Lee M. Grenci, Jon M. Nese, A World of Weather: Fundamentals of Meteorology: a Text/ Laboratory Manual, Kendall Hunt, →ISBN, page 205. From the entry heat lightning
• The procession was heading toward Chumulangma, the most distant of the six mountains.2000, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen, chapter 22, in Wheelers (Fiction), Warner Books, published 2001, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 463. From the entry Chumulangma
• Distant stations come rolling in loud and clear with crystal clear armchair copy.1997, Amateur Radio, volume 53, numbers 7-12, page 29. From the entry armchair copy
• Such as the distant chatter of tamarin monkeys amid the squawking of macaws and toucans.1996 October 26, Nathan Ford, “Red in tooth and claw”, in The Guardian Weekend, London, page 70. From the entry monkeyspeak

Meaning of distant

1. adjective Far off (physically, logically or mentally).
2. adjective Emotionally unresponsive or unwilling to express genuine feelings.
3. adjective Imported into a cable television system from a different market (and thus possibly incurring a copyright royalty).

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Questions about distant in a sentence

How do you use distant in a sentence?

Distant is used as an adjective. For example: “Ever since our argument, she has been totally distant toward me.”

What is a short sentence with distant?

“He betrothed his daughter to a distant relative.”

What does distant mean?

Distant means far off (physically, logically or mentally).