Examples of in the distance in a Sentence
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In case there was any doubt, the sound of real bullets being fired and ringing out in the distance before the scene was filmed made clear this was anything but your typical location.
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Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
As gamers will recognize, the cityscape in the distance is New Vegas, a city rebuilt on the remains of Las Vegas.
—Kayla Keegan, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
As the sun begins to set over the Himalayan peaks in the distance, Avinash Yadav sits cross-legged in a makeshift outdoor kitchen, crushing stark green leaves in his palm.
—Arbab Ali & Nadeem Sarwar, Saveur, 18 Apr. 2024
Missiles can be seen in the distance while people run in panic.
—Mohammad Al-Sawalhi, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The biggest easter egg, however, is the New Vegas skyline Hank gazes upon in the distance.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Plumes of smoke always seem to be rising from somewhere in the distance, and apart from a few congregation zones—a makeshift campsite where kids play with abandon, a crowded block where desperate Brooklynites line up for water rations—the landscapes are eerily emptied out.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
Watching and hearing the regular explosions in the distance was surreal and disturbing.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
This was on an afternoon in late March, and Wiig and Rudolph, who specialize in lighter, glass-free fare, were perched high over New York in the penthouse suite of a luxury hotel with a zillion-dollar view — rooftops, rivers, the Statue of Liberty in the distance.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
As gamers will recognize, the cityscape in the distance is New Vegas, a city rebuilt on the remains of Las Vegas.
—Kayla Keegan, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
As the sun begins to set over the Himalayan peaks in the distance, Avinash Yadav sits cross-legged in a makeshift outdoor kitchen, crushing stark green leaves in his palm.
—Arbab Ali & Nadeem Sarwar, Saveur, 18 Apr. 2024
Missiles can be seen in the distance while people run in panic.
—Mohammad Al-Sawalhi, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The biggest easter egg, however, is the New Vegas skyline Hank gazes upon in the distance.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Plumes of smoke always seem to be rising from somewhere in the distance, and apart from a few congregation zones—a makeshift campsite where kids play with abandon, a crowded block where desperate Brooklynites line up for water rations—the landscapes are eerily emptied out.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
Watching and hearing the regular explosions in the distance was surreal and disturbing.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
This was on an afternoon in late March, and Wiig and Rudolph, who specialize in lighter, glass-free fare, were perched high over New York in the penthouse suite of a luxury hotel with a zillion-dollar view — rooftops, rivers, the Statue of Liberty in the distance.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
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“In the distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20distance. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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