Collocations for distant - adj.
1. far away in space
VERBS
be, sound | become, grow
The sound of the engine was growing more and more distant.
The sound of the engine was growing more and more distant.
ADV.
far
(literary),
(literary),
very
in far distant lands
in far distant lands
increasingly | unimaginably
It was only a few miles away but it seemed unimaginably distant.
It was only a few miles away but it seemed unimaginably distant.
geographically
geographically distant areas of the world
geographically distant areas of the world
PREP.
from
The stars are more distant from the earth than the sun.
The stars are more distant from the earth than the sun.
2. far away in time
VERBS
be
ADV.
very | increasingly | fairly, not too
in the not too distant future
in the not too distant future
PHRASES
the dim and distant past
stories from the dim and distant past
stories from the dim and distant past
3. not friendly/not paying attention
VERBS
be, seem | become | remain | find sb
ADV.
very | rather, slightly | strangely
Even his children found him strangely distant and impersonal.
Even his children found him strangely distant and impersonal.