Sentence examples for set at a distance from inspiring English sources

His new novel, though it may be mediated by these technological miracles, is set at a distance from them.

Set at a distance from one another (their weight of 35 and 39 tons supported beneath the floor), they created an almost living tension.

The shop was housed in a large shed set at a distance from its neighbors (who viewed it, I imagined, with a certain trepidation, as a place that might explode or exhale poisonous fumes at any moment).

But in the world of this novel, whose characters yearn for connection only to be thwarted, it might refer to any of them — divided from one another, somehow always set at a distance.

Set at a distance from the lovingly preserved 200-year-old log homes that line Woodstock's historic district, Valley Vista's dozen or so three-story brown-brick buildings sit on the more recently developed edge of town near a car wash and a strip mall.

A solo soprano and the choir sing the Latin text, and a boys choir, set at a distance from the other performers, conveys Britten's vision of peace and innocence by contributing serene renderings of some of the central lines of the Requiem.

The distance throw camera was set at a greater distance, allowing for a wider field of view, as distance throws had a wider landing range.

A penalty try from a scrum set at a similar distance completed the rout.

It was a pledge of allegiance, set at a fascinating distance.

There is the one-shot-for-$2 game, just up the Boardwalk, which uses overinflated balls and small, bent hoops set at a considerable distance.

It all adds up to a significant problem for Apple, and one that has people comparing them unfavorably with Google, the company that the maps switch was supposed to set at a safe distance.