quite a ways

Example Sentences

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“We were quite a ways out and starting preschool,” she shared.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

We’re quite a ways away from September now.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

“And then we inched back from it, and now we’ve inched back quite a ways from it — and it could be many years until we get there, if we ever do.”

From New York Times • May 3, 2023

Also keep in mind that at 44, your retirement may be quite a ways off, and what you want then might be different than what you want now.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2022

I had been knocked back quite a ways and rolled down a steep hill.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir