some distance

idiom

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

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Yes, Isak used a touch of dark arts with a little push before his strike, but the night was Newcastle’s by quite some distance, an away-day masterclass. Phil Hay, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 The host Tigers began to put some distance between themselves and their counterparts from Columbia by the midpoint of the opening half. Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025 With some distance from Saturn’s crucible, there’s the hope of alchemizing our discoveries into a more congruent self. Rebekah Pahl, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024 Creating some distance between his fortune and his reputation proved to be a wise move. Dan Alexander, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 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 21 Jan. 2025.

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