Examples of country mile in a Sentence
He lives a country mile from the nearest store.
She beat the other swimmers by a country mile.
Recent Examples on the Web
But don’t worry, the US is still winning by a country mile in terms of the number of uber-rich people who call it home.
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 16 Aug. 2023
The biggest user of land, by a country mile, is cattle (with an assist from sheep and goats).
—Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
Built on a fine-tuned blank, its length and medium-heavy power combine to launch crankbaits the proverbial country mile.
—Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 21 June 2023
Not by a Del Mar country mile.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2020
Best picture is the jewel in the crown of the night, and my favorite winner by a country mile is still La La Land Moonlight.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2023
So was Freeze by a country mile the day he was hired.
—al, 22 Dec. 2022
Pinocchio is typically the most obnoxious character by a country mile, but this film really hones in on how awful everyone else is to him.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2022
That tops our current PC Labs test leader, another MSI machine, the MSI Creator Pro X17, equipped with the Core i9-12900HX, by a country mile.
—PCMAG, 5 Jan. 2023
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 16 Aug. 2023
The biggest user of land, by a country mile, is cattle (with an assist from sheep and goats).
—Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
Built on a fine-tuned blank, its length and medium-heavy power combine to launch crankbaits the proverbial country mile.
—Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 21 June 2023
Not by a Del Mar country mile.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2020
Best picture is the jewel in the crown of the night, and my favorite winner by a country mile is still La La Land Moonlight.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2023
So was Freeze by a country mile the day he was hired.
—al, 22 Dec. 2022
Pinocchio is typically the most obnoxious character by a country mile, but this film really hones in on how awful everyone else is to him.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2022
That tops our current PC Labs test leader, another MSI machine, the MSI Creator Pro X17, equipped with the Core i9-12900HX, by a country mile.
—PCMAG, 5 Jan. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1829, in the meaning defined above
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“Country mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/country%20mile. Accessed 27 Sep. 2023.
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