mileage

Example Sentences

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While it may seem counterintuitive to describe tornadoes as "small-scale," a twister's funnel does not cover the large areas of mileage captured by hurricanes, blizzards, thunderstorms and other extreme weather events.

From Salon

It follows the unanimous approval of a minimum pay and mileage bill last spring, part of the council’s “Pay Up” suite of labor protections.

From Seattle Times

As Indiana Jones famously says in “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage.”

From Los Angeles Times

Your baby may be overmatched on life mileage, and she probably will learn some difficult and/or humiliating lessons.

From Washington Post

The meager batteries in early EVs weren’t a match for that kind of mileage, which is one reason U.S. adoption lagged far behind Europe and China.

From Seattle Times