How to pronounce distant

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“distant” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 701 American · 505 British · 35 Australian · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. distant stuff out in the very, very, very distant universe.

    The Royal Institution · hear it here

  2. distant islands allowance.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  3. Barbara Tuchman's distant, a distant mirror written in the 70s, 1970s.

    British Library · hear it here

  4. By this time tomorrow, these talks will be a distant, distant memory.

    TED · hear it here

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