distance
noun
the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
had distanced
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past perfectof distance.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Kates also advised Epstein to “lay very low and quiet” and disparaged those who had distanced themselves from him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Mr Escamilla said that Mr Bushnell was no longer involved in the Community of Jesus and had distanced himself from his family.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2024
In a September interview with the Los Angeles Times, Morris noted that the underlying tone of much of country music had distanced her from the genre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
The emergency physicians group had distanced itself from the term previously, but it had stopped short of withdrawing its support for the 2009 paper.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
He and his companions on horseback had distanced them so much that he and Denis had time to exchange a few words.
From Hendricks the Hunter The Border Farm, a Tale of Zululand by William Henry Giles Kingston
