mile

Example Sentences

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"I jumped a mile, I've never heard or seen a thunderstorm like it."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Two dozen Americans have flown to the moon, 116 have sat on the Supreme Court, 25 have run a mile in under 3:51 and 76 have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Today, Hood County has the sixth most planned data centers among Texas counties; per square mile, it ranks third.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

“The shark nets, to be honest, in my opinion it’s pointless,” said Rob Renald, 41, who works in oil and gas, and lives about a mile from the Club Med beach.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

It was less than a mile, but it felt like five.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman