The phrase "a distant life" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a life that feels far away, either physically or emotionally, often in a reflective or nostalgic context.
Example: "As I looked at the old photographs, I couldn't help but feel a longing for a distant life that seemed so different from my own."
Alternatives: "an faraway existence" or "a remote life".
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They are all too likely to either live an entirely distant life or to burst out violently at some point without knowing exactly why.
The gorgeous title track features a fan languorously imagining what the distant life of a rock star might be like.
In Becker's place now – as the game's caravan moves to the first major of 2017, in Melbourne next month – sits not only the player's long-term friend and coach, Marian Vajda, and his tight-knit back-up team, but a new mentor, the serene but distant life coach, Pepe Imaz.
Sources close to the manager still insist that his recent statements about a possible move to the Premier League were only hypothetical, meant in relation to a distant, future life after Dortmund.
Can you imagine?' The rhetorical questions might be directed towards Eggers himself, who has set himself the task of inhabiting this distant life.
From my distant life in America, I have observed the Jasmine Revolution, the uprising in Cairo and Alexandria through their eyes via the bits of email and Facebook posts they can share.
Regardless of intensity level, correlations were modest between physical activity in the past 10 years and activity from ages 15-18 years (ρ = 0.35 for light activity, ρ = 0.28 for moderate-to-vigorous activity), but were stronger for less distant life periods of activity such as ages 19-29 and 35-39 years (ρ = 0.79 for both light and moderate-to-vigorous activity).
His soothing voice allied to a sense of mischief whenever the occasion allowed brought a distant game to life.
Yet if her father has been a distant figure, her life clearly revolves around her status as his daughter.
