miles
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It said roads were only being resurfaced, on average, once every 97 years, and that almost one in six local roads – equivalent to over 32,500 miles – had less than five years' structural life remaining.
From BBC
Embarrassed and angry, she travelled hundreds of miles to confront the person she believed had stolen her money.
From BBC
The vessel, a midsize tanker carrying Abu Dhabi crude, departed from Das Island, a major hub for offshore oil-and-gas processing and exports in the Persian Gulf 100 miles northwest of the United Arab Emirates mainland.
Although the strait is 21 miles wide at its narrowest point, there are only two 1.86-mile stretches where water is deep enough for large oil tankers to pass, given how low these ships sit in the water.
Second, maintain “an unblinking eye that looks 50 miles on either side of the Strait and 100 miles back.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
