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

A World War Two soldier's silver cigarette case has been found by a metal detectorist 82 years and 370 miles away from where he died.

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

That act marked the first time in American history these waivers were applied to all 1,954 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

On Friday, Mom takes me back to Alex, who says I should be OK to run ten miles on Saturday if I want to get one last long run in before race day.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison