Can $ \ \ \sup_{x \in X} \inf_{y \in Y} \ d(x,y) \neq 0$?

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Let $X, \ Y$ be two non-empty subset of a metric space $ (M,d)$ such that $X \subset Y$.

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Can $ \ \ \sup_{x \in X} \inf_{y \in Y} \ d(x,y) \neq 0$ ?

My calculation shows that always $ \ \ \sup_{x \in X} \inf_{y \in Y} \ d(x,y) = 0$

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$inf_{y\in Y}d(x,y)=0$ since $x\in Y$ therefore the sup is always zero.