quite a ways

Example Sentences

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We’re quite a ways away from September now.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

“There is quite a ways to go. It’s such a big part of this community and has been for so long. I think there are many more conversations yet to be had.”

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2022

Also keep in mind that at 44, your retirement may be quite a ways off, and what you want then might be different than what you want now.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2022

It was hit quite a ways to his left, and he turned it into an easy out.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2022

The hedgehog was now sitting quite a ways from the others, staring at the crowds with a face like thunder.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke