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

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

Of the top 10 appearance-makers in Premier League history, a list which Milner now sits at No 1, the 40-year-old utility man has made the lowest percentage of starts by some distance. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026

The political crisis, triggered by a standoff over the government's budget, has seen the MSCI France stock index lag its peers by some distance. — Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for by some distance

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