miles from anywhere

phrase

: in a place that is very far from other people
They live miles from anywhere.

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Grace and Jackson are miles from anywhere, and their isolation is emphasized when Jackson looks up to the sky through a telescope, looking at the crowded canvas that is the sky. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 May 2025 This volcanic archipelago of 12 islands is located 900 miles northeast of Tahiti and 2,340 miles from anywhere else. — Peter Heller, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2024 So what happens, when a gigantic upscale hotel appears miles from anywhere just as a pandemic freezes global travel? — Dimitris Sideridis, CNN, 22 Dec. 2021 The spot was miles from anywhere, on the side of a hill whose poky desert plants scrape anyone who walks by, and over which wild horses keep watch. — Sarah Scoles, Popular Science, 5 Jan. 2021 For many people, the idea of setting up shop thousands of miles from anywhere on a remote Pacific island, surrounded by palm trees and crystal blue water, sounds like a dream come true. — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2015

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“Miles from anywhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miles%20from%20anywhere. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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