1
: any of various units of distance: such as
a
: a unit equal to 5280 feet see Weights and Measures Table
b
2
: a race of a mile
3
: a relatively great distance, degree, or interval
—usually plural
was miles ahead of them in education
—sometimes used adverbiallyThis one is miles [=much, far] better than that one.
Examples of mile in a Sentence
We passed mile after mile of beautiful scenery as we drove through the country.
We traveled over miles of dirt road.
The car was traveling at 70 miles per hour.
We were miles from home.
We still have miles to go.
The beach stretched on for miles and miles.
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Her remains were discovered about 15 miles away a few weeks later by construction workers.
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Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
To put this into perspective, while CORONA photographed approximately 590 million square miles of the earth’s surface during its entire multiyear run, Planet photographs 186 million square miles every day.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The least driven of the cars headed for sale, though, is a 2024 BMW M2, which the auction house says has traveled only 101 miles since leaving the factory.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
The new 26-mile rail line, which stretches from Plano to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, makes a stop at the DFW Airport North Station in Grapevine, which is also served by Trinity Metro’s TEXRail, with service from downtown Fort Worth.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
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Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
To put this into perspective, while CORONA photographed approximately 590 million square miles of the earth’s surface during its entire multiyear run, Planet photographs 186 million square miles every day.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The least driven of the cars headed for sale, though, is a 2024 BMW M2, which the auction house says has traveled only 101 miles since leaving the factory.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
The new 26-mile rail line, which stretches from Plano to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, makes a stop at the DFW Airport North Station in Grapevine, which is also served by Trinity Metro’s TEXRail, with service from downtown Fort Worth.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mile. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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mile
noun1
: a unit of measure equal to 5280 feet (about 1609 meters)
called also statute mile
see measure2
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