some distance

idiom

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

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Kennedy, at times, put some distance between his personal views and the president's. Tina Reed, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025 Some like to be closer to humans, others want some distance. Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024 The adjustment has a tennis guise too, which might go some distance toward explaining Navarro’s first two matches here this month. Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025 The battery in a plug-in hybrid can travel some distance on battery power alone. Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 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 6 Feb. 2025.

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