in the distance

idiom

: far away

He saw a light in the distance.

Examples of in the distance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tread through a landscape of craggy limestone and acacia trees steeped in ancient geological history and Aboriginal mythology, with the bright blue ocean in the distance. —Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 2025

The footage shows bright flashes of orange light in the darkness before one missile appears to streak through the sky, striking the ground, causing an explosion, as a plume of smoke rises in the distance. —Nbc News, NBC news, 15 June 2025

Footage of the aftermath shows massive fires raging in the distance following the strikes. —Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 14 June 2025

Here's the moment Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Operation Rising Lion to the world. 05:18 AM EDT New explosion in Iran Iranian state media reported a new explosion in Tabriz, northwestern Iran, and shared a picture of a plume of smoke in the distance. —Shane Croucher hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025

Rhymes for in the distance

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