distance
noun
the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
will distance
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future tenseof distance.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The company is following local mandates on safety protocols but will distance anyone who asks.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
So my sense is they are preemptively distancing themselves … which of course is a self-fulfilling prophecy, because my sister will distance herself.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2021
Latz is based in Georgia, where relaxed stay-at-home orders and open restaurants mean that individuals are left to make a lot of choices for themselves about how much they will distance.
From Slate ● May 7, 2020
We say of most tragedies that enough time will distance us.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 22, 2016
On, on; the young warrior is lithe and agile, and in splendid training, and it may be that he will distance his pursuers yet.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Bertram Mitford
