miles

Example Sentences

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Some 50,000 residents have been affected in the heavily populated area about five miles from Disneyland.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Between studying, working, and volunteering, Poppy Fairbairn covers hundreds of miles a month on Scotland's bus network.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

It took me a little over three hours to walk 11 miles to Silver Lake.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

The company has previously built 43 miles of federal wall in South Texas and also won a contract to construct sections of Gov. Greg Abbott’s state border project.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Every man and boy from twenty miles around converged on Montezuma to see the Case Special.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck