mileage

Example Sentences

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Suddenly, smaller cars with higher gas mileage numbers were hot — and hard to find.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

But it was the problems that some encountered that year - Red Bull and Renault were able to do only very limited mileage because of poor reliability - that informed this decision.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Lawmakers get mileage reimbursements, which can dwarf the $100, but not a per diem as in many states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

U.S. airline carriers make more than $30 billion each year from the mileage they sell to credit-card partners, analysts said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

We agreed to try the glacier between the Volcanoes, though by going west to it we lose at least two days’ mileage towards our goal, one in going west and one in regaining the distance.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin