Below you will find example sentences with "long distance". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Long Distance in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: distance
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 15
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26.3 words

Words in this phrase

long distance

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • long can mean: Having much distance in space from one end to the other. Very common word
  • distance can mean: An amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

be on long distance routes 1× been running long distance events in 1× call a long distance number the 1× contact the long distance operator in 1× continuously held long distance foot race 1× direct dialed long distance calls a 1× done in long distance buses 1× for some long distance relationships are 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

afghans sometimes used 1× air transportation has 1× although it is 1× before the advent 1× building on recently 1× christopher lowe 37 1×

Common sentence endings:

a toll call 1× cancer research uk 1× convert convert convert 1× debris from shipwrecks 1× has grown significantly 1× in milan italy 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

short 4× convert 4× running 3× used 3× early 3× radio 3× direct 2× calls 2× operator 2× call 2× buses 2× travel 2×

Related phrases

long jump feet long long periods long beach inches long long term distance learning too long long ago long range

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

long covid long beach long ago london underground london olympics london britain

Just after it in the phrase index:

long island long journey long jump long periods long range long term

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

long jump long periods long beach long term long ago long range

Same ending:

striking distance

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "long distance" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 26.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as be on long distance routes, been running long distance events in, short, convert and running stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with long jump, feet long and long periods, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with long distance

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

And some of the biggest savings will be on long distance routes. (12 words)

This is one reason that early long distance radio communication used long wavelengths. (13 words)

Long distance buses Inter-city travel in Peru is almost exclusively done in long distance buses. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Since the group was launched in August, in association with SuperKids, children aged 5 to 18 have been keeping the fields busy every day with short and long distance running, sprints, high jump, long jump, shot put, javelin and hurdles. (40 words)

Users at the beginning of the 20th century did not place long distance calls from their own telephones but made an appointment to use a special sound-proofed long distance telephone booth furnished with the latest technology. (37 words)

Afghans sometimes used RPG-7s at extreme range, exploded by their 4.5-second self-destruct timer, which translates to roughly 950m flight distance, as a method of long distance approach denial for infantry and reconnaissance. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Before the advent of direct-dialed long distance calls, a subscriber would need to contact the long-distance operator in order to place a toll call.

In the 1960s, once most phone subscribers had direct long-distance dialing, a single type of operator began to serve both the local and long distance functions.

Long distance buses Inter-city travel in Peru is almost exclusively done in long distance buses.

To call a long distance number, the user first dials the local access number, then keys in the secret code, followed by the actual long distance number.

Users at the beginning of the 20th century did not place long distance calls from their own telephones but made an appointment to use a special sound-proofed long distance telephone booth furnished with the latest technology.

Air transportation has made long distance travel a possibility and near distance in a very short period of time, resulting in a market that has grown significantly.

Mention Kenya and you will struggle to separate the mind set of wild life/Safari and middle distance /long distance running.

Afghans sometimes used RPG-7s at extreme range, exploded by their 4.5-second self-destruct timer, which translates to roughly 950m flight distance, as a method of long distance approach denial for infantry and reconnaissance.

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Although it is not a marathon distance, it is the longest continuously held long distance foot race in North America. citation The local newspaper also hosts the amateur Spectator Indoor Games.

LNG is the preferred form for long distance, high volume transportation of natural gas, whereas pipeline is preferred for transport for distances up to convert over land and approximately half that distance offshore.

The ITU's Long Distance is a Nice-Distance race except during a short period from late 2006 to early 2008, in which it was convert + convert + convert.

This is a stark contrast to Quinn, proving that for some, long distance relationships are doable as long as communication is a strong factor in the partnership.

Since the group was launched in August, in association with SuperKids, children aged 5 to 18 have been keeping the fields busy every day with short and long distance running, sprints, high jump, long jump, shot put, javelin and hurdles.

History Development Radio Amateurs carried out the first short wave transmissions over a long distance before Guglielmo Marconi Early radio telegraphy had used long wave transmissions.

One of their activities was making long distance sailing every year to the long chain of islands and rocks known as the Paracels to collect debris from shipwrecks.

This is one reason that early long distance radio communication used long wavelengths.

And some of the biggest savings will be on long distance routes.

At one point, Charlotte and her ex-partner were doing long distance while he lived in Milan, Italy.

Building on recently announced long distance growth to Buenos Aires, Argentina (EZE) and Rio de Janeiro (GIG), American will increase service to popular vacation destinations.

Christopher Lowe, 37, from Durdar has been running long distance events in memory of his grandparents who passed away from cancer, raising funds for Cancer Research UK.

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