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The phrase "from some distance" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a specific distance away from something or someone. For example: - "The town could be seen from some distance, its lights illuminating the night sky." - "She could hear his voice from some distance away, calling her name." - "The building was visible from some distance, its tall structure standing out amongst the other buildings." - "They watched the parade from some distance, standing on the outskirts of the crowd."
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A police officer watched from some distance.
From some distance, I can imagine, the figure might not be immediately recognizable.
He'd been shot, from some distance, and had bled to death.
Moments later he played the ball when from some distance away Kerr ran towards him.
This became a familiar image, spectacularly so in Alonso Cano's painting, where she directs it from some distance.
Those who have died remain, for a while, very infectious, and funerals can bring people from some distance.
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New Christmas trees may sprout from roots at some distance from the original plant.
The odor from their droppings is so strong that it is easily picked up from a boat some distance from the shore.
Russia is still some distance from joining.
So were two barracks some distance from the town.
Quick, strong, willing... and usually some distance from team-mates.
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