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The phrase "a distant friend" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a friend with whom you have a long-distance relationship or someone you are not very close to.
Example: "Although we haven't spoken in years, I still consider her a distant friend from my college days."
Alternatives: "an old friend" or "a faraway friend".
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But, like a distant friend, she had changed.
Adrian's sporadic arrivals in my life have made him feel like a distant friend.
What if they didn't see that post about an outing with a distant friend?
Whenever a new episode pops up in my feed, it feels simultaneously like an affable 'hi' from a distant friend and a call to action.
(The book was based on the real-life story of Daniel Gajdusek, disgraced Nobel prize winner and a distant friend of Yanagihara's family).
I've often wondered why I didn't get in touch then to congratulate him and to let him know that a distant friend was thrilled by his success.
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