middle distance
noun
1
: a part of a pictorial representation or scene between the foreground and the background
2
: any footrace distance usually from 800 to 1500 meters or from 880 yards to one mile
Examples of middle distance in a Sentence
As I looked out over the water, a small boat appeared in the middle distance.
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On April 19, U.S. Olympic middle distance runner Nikki Hiltz posted a TikTok video that included footage of an interview with women's marathon runner Natalie Daniels.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
The face of the topic has been Caster Semenya, the South African middle distance runner who won two Olympic titles in the 800 meters in the 2010s.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Some may wonder whether these two entities might come up with a strategy to better cover the middle distance.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
So is seemingly everyone else — except Edward, left to stare into the middle distance and wonder what the hell is going on.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
The face of the topic has been Caster Semenya, the South African middle distance runner who won two Olympic titles in the 800 meters in the 2010s.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Some may wonder whether these two entities might come up with a strategy to better cover the middle distance.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
So is seemingly everyone else — except Edward, left to stare into the middle distance and wonder what the hell is going on.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for middle distance
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“Middle distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20distance. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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