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• The group stood on a beach with lush green mountains in the distance.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
• About an hour into the dive, a white-ish blob emerged in the distance.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2024
• He's seen in the distance from the bodycam with the tip of the trooper's gun pointed at him in the frame.
  — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2023
• Screams of desperation pierce the air amid the sound of sirens in the distance.
  — Julia Jester, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023
• The final shot in the carousel showed a view from high up, with lush green trees in the foreground and the turquoise sea in the distance.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 31 Dec. 2023
• The peak of Everest seems far off in the distance, obscured by clouds.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2023
• Off in the distance, the pool, the matching floral decor in the glass event structure, and the mountains loomed.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2023
• Ernest is impressed by the scenery en route: the prairie expanse, the floating clouds in the distance.
  — Hazlitt, 7 Feb. 2024
• The palm trees will sway gently and the mountains will glimmer in the distance.
  — Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
• There was snow all around her, and white caps topping the mountain peaks in the distance.
  — Moira Donegan, ELLE, 14 Apr. 2023
• Lifeboats have appeared in the distance, but the current is beating against the schools.
  — Jon Wilner | , oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2023
• Squint and the whole of South America hovers in the distance.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
• And then looking off in the distance and there's the freeway and cars are just driving along.
  — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
• As their eyes adjusted to the darkness, a faint light glowed in the distance.
  — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 Aug. 2023
• Enjoy scenic east-facing views and glimpses of the picturesque bay in the distance.
  — Monica Lander, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
• The air was warm and fragrant with thyme; the islands of Aegina and Salamis shimmered in the distance.
  — Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2023
• In one of the videos, a small boat can be seen in the distance and people aboard the cruise ship are heard clapping, whistling and cheering.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 28 June 2023
• Not long into the journey, Kafayet spotted a boat in the distance.
  — Kristen Gelineau, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
• Reporters can hear blasts in the distance but can’t see the effects for themselves.
  — Brian Stelter, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023
• Night is when most of the fighting takes place, the calm shattered by sounds of gunshots and the sight of buildings set ablaze in the distance.
  — Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 July 2023
• Now in the distance, the Ferris wheel on the Santa Monica Pier pulsed a hot-pink heart made of lights.
  — Sarah Herrington, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2022
• The three kids look out at mountains and greenery as Lula points to something in the distance.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 30 June 2023
• During a clear day, residents and their guests could see the mainland in the distance.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
• Palm trees and cactuses stipple the town, and reddish buttes rise in the distance.
  — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 15 June 2023
• By the time my kayak tour group came upon the 19th-century fort, thunder clapped in the distance.
  — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
• Thick fog in the distance signaled the looming monsoons.
  — Erin Vivid Riley, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
• At times, shelling could be heard in the distance, nothing new for residents who have lived on the war’s front line for months.
  — Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
• The 79-acre green space is perched on a hillside overlooking Mission Bay, the ocean and, in the distance, downtown.
  — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023
• The photo shows Jones in a Nike t-shirt, glancing at something in the distance, while his mom, dressed in black, smiles at the camera.
  — Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
• Missiles can be seen in the distance while people run in panic.
  — Mohammad Al-Sawalhi, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 28 May 2024