some distance

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

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Footage filmed by a second camera from some distance shows a large explosion. Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025 But the filmmaker clearly feels the core of the drama in his bones, which goes some distance toward masking its weaknesses. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025 Liverpool held talks with Palace over a possible deal for Guehi, but the two clubs remained some distance apart in their valuations. James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025 The larvae infest the food but can move some distance away to pupate, spinning a silken cocoon and attaching to the wall, under a shelf, or inside a box of food. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 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 Sep. 2025.

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