The obelisk by the roadside between Aldford and Farndon reminds us that the soldiers of Cheshire were often called upon to fight our battles and too often find a grave in distant lands.
Here in the docks you may see ships of all nations, and generally one or more of our huge ocean greyhounds riding at anchor in mid-river or awaiting but the turn of the tide to take out their cargoes of human lives to distant lands.
Nor did the fearful enumeration of judicial inflictions stop there; they were forewarned of lengthened sieges, of the most frightful extremity of famine, of long and weary captivity in distant lands.
I remain here, and always shall remain, sitting at my post at the police office, and letting others take passports to distant lands.
The architect had planted it upon Thorwaldsen's grave, where it bloomed as an emblem of 'the beautiful' and yielded fragrant red rose-leaves to be carried as mementoes to distant lands.
Yes, I have resolved to wander in distant lands, until I can fly to thy arms and feel that with thee I have a real home; with thee encircling me about, I can send my soul into the kingdom of spirits.
There was a time thou hadst not shown thyself So over-prudent, when thou camest first To Colchis from the city of thy sires, Seeking the glitter of an empty fame In distant lands.
With naked feet and in garments coarse and travel-stained as were those of their Master, they passed through great cities, and penetrated to distant lands.
In Scotland, a century later, it shone out with a brightness that extended to far-distant lands.
The writings of Miller and his associates were carried to distant lands.
On board were eleven ordained ministers, who were leaving, home to do good in distant lands.
Jews in investigations tending to make reasonably safe the voyages, on trackless seas, under unknown skies, for the discovery of long and ardently sought passages to distant lands.
His affection at first was requited, but his brothers opposed the union, and the poet left Spain, embittered and out of sorts with fate, to find peace and consolation in distant lands.
They have been carried by an honorable body of disciples to distant lands, beyond the ocean, to communities in the remote countries of civilization.
Monarch thou For whose support this fainting frame lies low; For whose support in distant lands I bleed, Let his friends' welfare be the warrior's meed.
From the 9th to the 13th century intelligent Arab travellers wrote accounts of what they had seen and heard in distant lands.
Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, Sing loud with solemn voice; While British tongues exalt his praise, And British hearts rejoice.
Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, Ye tribes of every tongue; His new discover'd grace demands A new and nobler song.
No longer are they called to holy warfare in distant lands.
When Ráma once begins his sway Without a foe his will to stay, Thy darling Bharat he will drive To distant lands if left alive.
In kingless realms no merchant bands Who travel forth to distant lands, With precious wares their wagons load, And fear no danger on the road.
Then as the bards his glory sang, From beaten palms loud answer rang, As glad applauders clapped their hands, And told his deeds in distant lands.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "distant lands" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
