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

Donalds maintained a steady confidence throughout the campaign, balancing his support for Trump with efforts to create some distance, including minimizing references to the president on his website. — Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

Seems only fair to give you a chance to get some distance, because who knows? — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

In 2025, after a performance at the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, things came to a point where his bandmates needed some distance. — Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

But Rodgers also delivered when Pittsburgh needed to put some distance between itself and Indianapolis. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for some distance

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