Sentence examples for discreet distance from from inspiring English sources

The itinerary still oozes with ceremony — all cleverly taking place at a discreet distance from the mob.

Finally the three of us sank into the leather armchairs, a discreet distance from one another, and the film began.

After a brief, intense conflict in the morning, the cautious Middleton kept the attackers at a discreet distance from the enemy positions.

Although Albers's ability to put us right there is impressive, I think I prefer a biographer who stands at a slightly more discreet distance from the subject.

Meanwhile, Mr. Bessinger has competition from his estranged brother, Melvin, who is keeping a discreet distance from the family name while marketing sauce and barbecue of his own.

This meant cultivating a discreet distance from any group with which he might be too quickly identified — professors, public intellectuals, liberals, Jews.

At a discreet distance, two officials from the Iranian secret police watch as the scene unfolds.

Also, take their fingerprints, then follow them home from a discreet distance and go through their trash". From the book: "Many baby books offer lists of milestones that babies might reach at a given age.

The photograph shows her at a discreet distance (a big difference from Weegee, the American ambulance chaser and celebrity hound, who loved the glare of the flashbulb close-up); the picture stresses the tree, light dappled and in silhouette on a quiet, sunny afternoon.

Schuyler takes in everything from a discreet distance.

More officers follow -- or "ghost " -- her from a discreet distance.