miles

Example Sentences

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In all, it will take nearly 7,500 flight miles, just to make it to their group games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

One of the biggest problems, she says, is jobs being available but miles away from where people live.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Day 1 alone might terrify an L.A. commuter: From the Pacific to Pasadena by surface streets, including miles on Santa Monica and Colorado boulevards.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Before the commissioners cast their votes, the county attorney revealed a threat from a lawmaker more than 250 miles away.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

The true cold had found us eighty miles out.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen