middle distance
noun
1
: a part of a pictorial representation or scene between the foreground and the background
2
: any footrace distance usually from 800 to 1500 meters or from 880 yards to one mile
Examples of middle distance in a Sentence
As I looked out over the water, a small boat appeared in the middle distance.
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Some may wonder whether these two entities might come up with a strategy to better cover the middle distance.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
So is seemingly everyone else — except Edward, left to stare into the middle distance and wonder what the hell is going on.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Two minutes of loading cows onto trailers, with dust clouds billowing and people on horses staring into the middle distance.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
As Djokovic stared into the middle distance of Arthur Ashe Stadium, wondering what to do about the heat, the humidity and the rhythm of his serve, the man stood stoic behind.
—Lukas Weese, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
So is seemingly everyone else — except Edward, left to stare into the middle distance and wonder what the hell is going on.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Two minutes of loading cows onto trailers, with dust clouds billowing and people on horses staring into the middle distance.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
As Djokovic stared into the middle distance of Arthur Ashe Stadium, wondering what to do about the heat, the humidity and the rhythm of his serve, the man stood stoic behind.
—Lukas Weese, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
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“Middle distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20distance. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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