mile

Example Sentences

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The car was parked on a quiet residential street, Cedar Springs Terrace, a couple of miles from her apartment and about a mile and a half from her gig.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Powers fixes cars at a shop less than a mile away from his home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

As a young postdoctoral scientist, he joined pioneering expeditions and descended more than a mile below the ocean surface in the submersible Alvin, where he observed thriving ecosystems in total darkness.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

With core inflation running at about 3% annually, well above the Fed’s 2% target, healthcare is a big reason that the last mile back to targeted inflation has proved so difficult.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

It was only about a mile, and uphill both ways, as the road to school always was back then.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck