mile

Example Sentences

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The Pakistani market near me has the best spice prices by a mile.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Seven disciplines will be contested in both London and New York - the 100m hurdles, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, mile, and long jump - with an athlete's combined points determining the overall event winner.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The car in your driveway is far less likely to kill you than its 1975 counterpart—traffic fatalities per mile driven have fallen by roughly 62%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Nonetheless, ensuring complete security of the 53 square mile airport, the second largest by landmass in the the world, is a challenging task, he acknowledged.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Still, as Agatha Swanburne once observed, “Better to take one small step in the right direction than run a mile in the wrong one.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood