mileage

Example Sentences

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No host other than Conan O’Brien got more mileage out of his pale complexion, like when Colbert boasted of a vacation tan that took his skin tone “from porcelain to poached chicken breast.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Such is the nature of a movie like this, but every viewer’s mileage with the pedagogical writing will vary.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Used EVs also tend to have lower mileage than their gas counterparts and therefore better value, Schirmer said, because EV drivers don’t use them for long road trips to avoid having to stop and charge.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Previously, the mileage was 20,000 with an excess of 5p a mile.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

He had just noted down our day’s journey and done some calculation of mileage and rations.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin