miles

Example Sentences

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This cut out four miles, bringing the total to 23.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

The company has previously built 43 miles of federal wall in South Texas and also won a contract to construct sections of Gov. Greg Abbott’s state border project.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Alia - whose name we have changed for her safety - travelled hundreds of miles from her village to Kabul to escape marriage.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Gererd Pike of Hooked Up Fishing said his fishing charter boat was six miles from Kennedy Shoal on Sunday and he had seen large numbers of "vicious, unpredictable" bull sharks in the area.

From Barron's • May 24, 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