miles

Example Sentences

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Mines stretch for miles in the nearby Brisas de Cuyuni area, where dirt roads wind between camps and plastic sheets cover simple wooden homes.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Originally from Glasgow, they now live thousands of miles apart in Australia and York.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

In an awkwardly timed podcast released at the same time protests were gaining steam, Ivanka Trump extolled the Sazan project, calling it a “private island,” adding, “We have five miles of beachfront” at Zvërnec.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Traffic appeared to be backed up for miles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

I ran them the last two miles to where the stove was and unhooked their tugs so they could rest while I had coffee.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen