a million miles away
Example Sentences
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"But it feels like they are a million miles away from doing anything like that at the moment."
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Launched in 2015, it frequently takes pictures of Earth from close to a million miles away - much further than Artemis II.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Ben White: Came in for the injured Williams and looked sharp to the point that he cannot have been a million miles away from winning a Test bench spot.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025
On days like this it must feel like Mar-a-Lago is a million miles away.
From Salon • May 6, 2024
I'm sitting on the couch next to an empty lasagna tin and two root beer bottles, but I'm a million miles away.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
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