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.
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
On a clear day from the 4,200-foot summit, you can see San Francisco to the north, as well as the entrance to Yosemite Valley, 120 miles east, as the crow flies.
From New York Times
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