mileage

Example Sentences

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“Better fuel mileage, maybe, but is it going to save me $800 plus per month?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

I sidled up to the bar with happy hour in full swing, feeling a little nauseated from the heat and mileage.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

The last gets better mileage than the running gag about his ordinariness, which is still being used in the closing minutes of the film.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“Ninety percent of the matches were more than two hours away. Ever since the conflict started up and prices went up, I adjusted my mileage to be under 60 miles away.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

“You know that right now I’m shaking in my boots that I’m here,” my mom says, “and that Lenny will see the gas mileage when he gets back and know I took his car.”

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden