country mile

Example Sentences

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He's been Manchester City's best player by a country mile.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

He was the best player on the pitch by a country mile.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

That takes Wilson’s record to 4-14 as the starting QB in the mile-high city, his worst 18-game stretch by a country mile.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023

It’s selling the circumstances short by a country mile.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

It was about some woman who traveled through a barren country, mile after mile.

From Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune by Emerson, Alice B.