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some distance

idiom

: not a short way
The nearest gas station is some distance away.

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The boy raised his shoulder to put some distance between himself and Usiripalli and the man immediately stabbed him in that shoulder, the boy told police at Boston Logan International Airport. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025 For Season One, the actress, who grew up in Albuquerque, decided to live in Santa Fe, to have some distance from her hometown. Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025 Now sitting pretty at 8-2, New England has put some distance between itself and the 6-3 Bills atop the AFC East, while Tampa has dropped two of its last three games after getting off to a 5-1 start. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025 Wyatt gave Minnie some distance, which made sense after Kylie spoke about her eldest daughter’s hesitancy around characters at the theme park. Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for some distance

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“Some distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/some%20distance. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.

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