some distance

idiom

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

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Indeed, Pyongyang has consistently tried to keep some distance from Beijing. Andrei Lankov, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025 The court filing, issued as a response to a lawsuit accusing the government of sidestepping federal environmental law in building the facility, appears to put some distance between the feds and the new facility. Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025 Meanwhile, Anthony tries to wedge some distance between himself and Fraser. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 July 2025 And those who had some distance from the former president − think Illinois Gov. JD Pritzker, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, even New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez − could be boosted as the sort of fresh faces the party needs. Susan Page, USA Today, 20 May 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 22 Jul. 2025.

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