dim and distant

idiom

Meaning

Of a very long time ago, so as to be almost forgotten.

Examples

SIMPLE

My childhood memories feel dim and distant now.

CONTEXTUAL

He tried to recall his first school teacher, but the memory was dim and distant after so many years.

COMPLEX

The details of the old war had become dim and distant, fading into the background of a society that had long since moved on.

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