I seemed to hear the sounds of a distant battle as I did this.

And once she spoke of strong sons to further our cause in distant battles.

And so it went, week after week, with news coming in like reports of distant battles.

The troops were moving along the road on the left toward the distant battle line.

Why should I bother with old news and distant battles?

She soon forgot the distant battle as she got to work.

Whatever befell in that distant battle, she must prevail here and now.

She glanced at him, then looked back at the distant battle.

The rumble of the distant battle hardly ever reached the camp.

If we are beaten in a distant battle, it will soon be at our doors.