in the distance

phrase

: far away

He saw a light in the distance.

Examples of in the distance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One is Eye Witness (1987), a wintry landscape of two figures who seem to look away from an apparition of sorts; a skyscraper in the distance bears a resemblance to the Empire State Building. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Most of all, there’s a spectacular panoramic view of all the new construction at TCU and on Berry Street, with the downtown Fort Worth skyline in the distance. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026

Soon the teens were blocking Hassan from reaching the house in the distance - some were very young. — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026

That prime position also affords sweeping views of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Marin Headlands, and Mount Tamalpais in the distance. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for in the distance

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