distant corner

collocation in English

meaningsofdistantandcorner

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distant
adjective
uk
/ˈdɪs.tənt/us
/ˈdɪs.tənt/
far ...
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corner
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɔː.nər/us
/ˈkɔːr.nɚ/
the point, area, or line that is formed by the meeting of two lines, surfaces, ...
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(Definition ofdistantandcornerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He makes a bit of a habit of that, coming from adistantcornerof our land.
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They are cowering like petrified sheep in the mostdistantcornerof a far field.
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While at adistantcornerof the island, they again spot the pirates who originally drove them into the storm.
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They married quietly and the king gave them a hut in adistantcornerof his courtyard.
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The inspection mechanism thus served not only to supervise party organization and cadres but also to elicit information about distant corners of the country.
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The exports of his city reach the most distant corners of the world.
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The exercise tests to the limit our ability to project real military strength to the most distant corners of the world.
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The delegates are sent out to the distant corners of the universe.
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Research is being carried out to establish how piranhas have moved to such distant corners of the world from their original habitat.
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The flat quiet scenery of large fields and meadows reveals the most distant corners of the borough.
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His "crescendo" had no limits to the growth of the power of its sonority; his "diminuendo" reached an unbelievable "pianissimo", sounding in the most distant corners of a huge hall.
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