some distance

idiom

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

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His form ultimately has come back to Earth just a bit as the preseason has gone along, which has allowed Bains to put some distance between himself and Karlsson on the organizational depth chart. Thomas Drance, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 Consider two circles some distance apart on a piece of paper. Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025 Williams also created some distance in fifth place due to Sainz's podium. Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025 The division-leading Chargers also can put some distance between themselves and the Broncos (1-1) with a victory. Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 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 9 Oct. 2025.

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