by some distance

phrase

: by a great extent or degree : by far

The book is better than the movie by some distance.

Examples of by some distance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Looked at over five years, the net-spend champions by some distance are Chelsea. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Barbecuing with gas or electricity seems to miss the point by some distance; that’s just cooking in the garden. — Jonathan Margolis, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026

As the world’s best women’s team by some distance this decade, FC Barcelona Femini will go through a phase of reconstruction by looking inwards at its La Masia academy. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

The Longhorns employed more people in 2025 than any of the 15 institutions surveyed by the Statesman by some distance. — David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 14 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for by some distance

• assistance
• consistence
• desistance
• existence
• insistence
• persistence
• resistance
• subsistence
• coexistence
• nonexistence
• magnetoresistance