miles

Example Sentences

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He added that, stuck in an unfamiliar country, thousands of miles from home, where the main languages are French and Lingala and few people speak English or Spanish, there is just "nothing to do".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

At every checkpoint, company agents enlisted local guides to ride along and direct the Ford cars for miles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The Central Valley Project includes 20 dams and about 500 miles of aqueducts and canals, stretching from the Redding area to near Bakersfield.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Her top speed has been measured at 19.6 miles an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

And the fact that there were so many miles between us should have been considered a crime.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows