country mile

Example Sentences

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That takes Wilson’s record to 4-14 as the starting QB in the mile-high city, his worst 18-game stretch by a country mile.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023

Earlier this year, a former housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, said the government would "miss their 300,000-homes-a-year manifesto pledge by a country mile".

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2022

With a dual-driver design and tuning by AKG, they eclipse the AirPods Pro by a country mile — not a surprise given that Apple’s buds are approaching three years old.

From The Verge • Aug. 19, 2022

“We got better in us. I don’t think by a country mile we gave them our best game.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 15, 2022

It was about some woman who traveled through a barren country, mile after mile.

From Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune by Emerson, Alice B.