removed
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,815 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,971 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- separated in relationship by a given degree of descent a cousin once removed
- separate or apart in time also: distant, remote distant eventsthe remote past or future
removed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Now, suddenly he seemed to be removed to indefinite distances.
The City of Fire · Grace Livingston Hill · Chapter 1
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Now that security was removed—and the air seemed rife with suspicion.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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The Interdict included you with Mordred; it is not to be removed while you remain alive.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 9. · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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His hands tore vainly at the paper cover, which, in the end, had to be removed by the father.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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She dearly loved fine clothes; and she had not removed her visiting dress of Indian silk, nor her necklace of amber beads.
The Bow of Orange Ribbon · Amelia E. Barr · Chapter 1