mile

Example Sentences

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Hours later, Duverne was arrested less than a mile away near the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and North Wilton Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

From there, it’s about a mile to The Woods, and the walk gives you a nice stretch of Sunset and Santa Monica to take in along the way.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

She says she hit her fastest mile this year because of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

"We were about a mile away from quite deep countryside, so I used to just go out on my own, just being away from the normal stuff - school, family life."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

He’d been about a mile from the cabin when suddenly the sky got dark.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis