a million miles away

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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

Despite the optimism among fans about entering a new era, such thoughts seemed a million miles away.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025

"This was a case that was a million miles away from doping," Wada general counsel Ross Wenzel told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 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