miles

Example Sentences

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She will hop into a helicopter moments after the Indy 500 and head to a nearby private jet that will zip her 366 miles to Concord Airport near Charlotte in an hour.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Protesters demonstrated against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for weeks outside the facility, which is roughly 10 miles from downtown Chicago.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Its narrowest point is less than two miles wide, yet it must now accommodate roughly 440 ships a day—60% more than before the war.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

AAA projects that 45 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home during the holiday period, with 39.1 million expected to drive and 3.66 million to fly.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

It may as well have been ten thousand miles.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen