A few trees marked its course to a certain distance, but beyond them all trace of its channel was lost, nor was it possible from the centre of the plain to judge at what point its waters escaped.
To finish the description of this place, which may well be called a gulf, since nothing ever returns from it, it is not possible for ships to get off when once they approach within a certain distance.
I may mention here that at the two outer angles of the wall of the fort which faced the sea two sentries were placed, with orders to fire on any boat which approached within a certain distance.
Walk at a certain distance, and do not trouble yourself about me, for I know my part by heart.
To perform this rearrangement requires a certain amount of work done, which is analogous to the winding up of a weight to a certain distance.
Although this cloud appears to be stationary, it is undergoing a rapid change; the moisture rises from the snow-capped peak as invisible vapor to a certain distance, where it is condensed into a cloud of wonderful brilliancy.
Of course, it may float off over the ocean and maintain its peculiar shape for a certain distance, but it is rare that such a cloud would ever be seen in mid-ocean or in midwinter.
So great as to bring all projectiles he used to a medium velocity, before they were projected beyond a certain distance.
All tapering substances, when laid together were the taper extended, would come to a point at a certain distance.
In the case of the fish torpedo the attack must be conducted in a different manner, the object in this case being to get within a certain distance only of the vessel undetected, and from thence send the missile on its deadly course.
The canal is constructed in such a manner that it shall be perfectly level for a certain distance, then sink down some ten or twelve feet at once, and again flow on a level and sink down.
Then it gradually comes out to view on the right hand, separates from the sun up to a certain distance as before, and again recedes beyond the sun, and is for the time being once more lost to view.
There is, in fact, a rapid falling off in numbers below the twelfth magnitude; which looks as if, at a certain distancefrom us, the stellar universe were beginning to thin out.
Having sailed a certain distance, he let loose one, which flew back: by this he judged he had not got half-way.
He who is last in getting his bed cut up is bound to carry the whole of the clods, crawling on his hands and feet, to a certain distance measured by the one next to him, who throws the knife through his legs.
One "stops at home," the other goes off to a certain distance agreed on beforehand and shouts "Buckey-how.
Each of the six stands at a hole, with a short stick in his hand; the seventh stands at a certain distance holding a ball.
And thus, up to a certain distance, the wall a d will grow lighter for the reasons here given, until the darkness of the room overpowers the light from the window.
Again you should take forshortened measures: that is take a spear, or any other cane or reed, and fix on a point at a certain distance; and let each one estimate how many times he judges that its length will go into that distance.
It is quite clear that these cases of capture are distinct from those in which protection is afforded by independent states to belligerents approaching within a certain distance of neutral shores.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "certain distance" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
