as the crow flies
Example Sentences
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We had a house at the top of Mount Washington where, on a clear day, I could see the downtown skyscrapers surrounding my office—five minutes, as the crow flies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
"We said that a gold mine in Erzincan, which is on an active fault line and 300m away from the Euphrates River as the crow flies, is very dangerous," Mr Torun said.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2024
The distance from Seattle to Eugene is virtually identical to that of Seattle to Pullman — roughly 285 miles, not as the crow flies but as the sedan drives.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2023
We asked if he wanted water or air conditioning or a ride back to the trailhead, which was about two miles away as the crow flies.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2023
The other societies illustrate the important point that distance as the crow flies is not an appropriate measure of isolation for humans.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
