miles

Example Sentences

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The team’s other match is just 280 miles away in Guadalajara.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

One of the biggest problems, she says, is jobs being available but miles away from where people live.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The final time was 2 minutes and 3.49 seconds for 1¼ miles at Saratoga, which was hosting the Belmont for the third and final year while Belmont Park is being rebuilt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Before the commissioners cast their votes, the county attorney revealed a threat from a lawmaker more than 250 miles away.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

The dogs were still running at a lope, though we had come over seven miles, and I was full of them; my life was full of them.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen