distance
noun
the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
were distancing
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past progressiveof distance.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday, the Guardian reported that sources at the Sun were "distancing themselves" from the original line about the age and were "claiming the story was not really about potential criminal activity".
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2023
The country music industry made it clear that they were distancing themselves immediately after the controversy.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
When long lines sprung up outside a store, officers arrived to ensure people were distancing and wearing masks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2020
In fact, lots of our friends were distancing themselves from the notions of feminism that we’d grown up with.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2020
The mules were still instinctively following us, but we were distancing them fast, though we could distinguish their shrieks of terror amid the general uproar.
From Adventures in the Far West by William Henry Giles Kingston
