miles

Example Sentences

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In one sense that might not be the worst thing, since this Belmont will be the third straight contested over 1¼ miles at Saratoga instead of the traditional 1½ miles at Belmont Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

It had been purchased six days earlier at Smokin’ Barrel Guns and Ammo in Raleigh, North Carolina, more than 600 miles away.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

At the time he said the mess could be seen from "three to five miles away".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

They understand that we run 1.3 billion miles a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 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