middle distance
noun
1
: a part of a pictorial representation or scene between the foreground and the background
2
: any footrace distance usually from 800 to 1500 meters or from 880 yards to one mile
Examples of middle distance in a Sentence
As I looked out over the water, a small boat appeared in the middle distance.
Recent Examples on the Web
Mu, the graceful and shaken queen of American middle distance running, tripped and fell less than halfway through her first lap while running amid a dense pack of limbs and spikes.
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Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
Lucas just stares gravely into the middle distance.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2024
His skin is ashen, eyes fixed on the middle distance.
—Glenn Thrush Carlos Javier Ortiz, New York Times, 5 May 2024
For this prize, Bellingham has competition from Scottish middle distance runner Josh Kerr, talented tennis teenager Coco Gauff, Chinese swimmer Qin Haiyang and fellow footballers Linda Caicedo and Salma Paralluelo who impressed at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
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Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
Lucas just stares gravely into the middle distance.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2024
His skin is ashen, eyes fixed on the middle distance.
—Glenn Thrush Carlos Javier Ortiz, New York Times, 5 May 2024
For this prize, Bellingham has competition from Scottish middle distance runner Josh Kerr, talented tennis teenager Coco Gauff, Chinese swimmer Qin Haiyang and fellow footballers Linda Caicedo and Salma Paralluelo who impressed at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Middle distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20distance. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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