some distance

phrase

: not a short way

The nearest gas station is some distance away.

Examples of some distance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Eleven water-dropping planes and helicopters assisted 85 firefighters in an effort to contain the blaze, which remained at some distance from the viewing area at Athens Flying Week, an annual air show. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

But despite his efforts, Lu Haitao was unable to attract the attention of searchers, still some distance away. — Kosh Raj Koirala, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

For now, though, Europe’s AI hopeful remains some distance from joining the Fortune Global 500 ranks. — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Coop takes some distance, riding to the restaurant in a separate van and sitting at the opposite end of the table from Kat at dinner. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 July 2026

Rhymes for some distance

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