as the crow flies

Example Sentences

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Anyway, Gladiola is a good five hundred miles from Sassafras Springs as the crow flies.

From Literature

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

No, not a stone’s throw but as the crow flies.

From Los Angeles Times

Paradise is only about 13 miles southeast of Cohasset, as the crow flies.

From Los Angeles Times

"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