How to Use removed in a Sentence

removed

adjective
  • The child of your first cousin is your first cousin once removed.
  • We're looking for an apartment somewhat removed from the noise of downtown.
  • Note the removed gray tape on the right side of the floor in the nearby image.
    PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Though a departure, the sound of this track isn’t too removed from such sounds of the era as Poco or the Byrds.
    Chuck Dauphin, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2017
  • The objects read as relics of a time both recent and removed.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2021
  • And that, in turn, means good things for Black, whose looks and voice are not that far removed from the legendary Roy Rogers.
    Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Do it from the character’s point of view instead of as a removed way.
    Joanna Robinson, HWD, 6 Dec. 2017
  • Because … this girl was not too removed from high school.
    CBS News, 19 May 2018
  • The client preferred the nature connection to the fireplace on the removed wall.
    Jamie Gold, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Moon hoaxers aren’t that far removed from record store clerks.
    Eric Spitznagel, Popular Mechanics, 19 July 2019
  • But, as things stand, Chelsea have still not removed Conte.
    SI.com, 5 July 2018
  • The signs can be put up one hour before the open house and must be removed one hour after the open house closes.
    Nicholas Sakelaris, star-telegram.com, 23 May 2017
  • For the upper lip lift, though, the removed tissue is cut straight across the upper lip and tapered at the edge of the nostrils.
    Taryn Brooke, Allure, 7 July 2023
  • For bareroot roses, make a mound in the center of the hole, using a mixture of the removed soil and bone meal.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2021
  • But the film, this far removed, shouldn't be judged by the sins of its financier and distributor.
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 20 Mar. 2020
  • Use a paintbrush or foam brush to apply the solution and to work it into the gap left by the removed caulk.
    Norman Becker, Popular Mechanics, 21 Apr. 2021
  • The removed heroes will be based on play-rate data from the previous two weeks, the league said.
    Sean Collins, Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2020
  • The removed gear included 157 feet of line and two wire mesh lobster traps.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The lawsuit seeks the return of removed books to the school libraries in the district as well as costs and attorney fees.
    Nicole Chavez, CNN, 17 May 2023
  • The process consumes about 2.2 megawatt-hours of energy per tonne of removed CO2.
    IEEE Spectrum, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Then a rise in oil prices removed urgency from the issue.
    Alaska Dispatch News, 29 Aug. 2017
  • His love for Edith feels real, far removed from the flings seen in previous episodes.
    Keith Phipps, Vox, 29 June 2018
  • We are terribly far removed from such a thing today, and the Warriors can’t even dream of 24-0.
    Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Prune them at ground level, dig out the roots, and bag up the removed plant parts for disposal in the garbage collection.
    Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Dec. 2017
  • But the removed wall is likely worth a few million dollars.
    Justin Ray, Robb Report, 24 May 2023
  • All for the small price of reliving middle school horrors, which, for must of this cast, isn't that far removed.
    Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 13 July 2018
  • More: Doctors removed 7 pieces of popcorn from her son's lungs.
    Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 3 July 2019
  • What happens in the Pacific may seem far removed from the Atlantic.
    Brian K. Sullivan, The Denver Post, 4 June 2019
  • When exploring a city by foot feels too daunting and sitting in a car feels too removed, there’s only one option: rent a bike.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Both guys were too old, too far removed, too unlikable, too unreliable.
    Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 21 July 2024

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