How to Use as the crow flies in a Sentence

as the crow flies

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• Its office is a mile, as the crow flies, from Stamford Bridge, Chelsea’s home stadium.
  — Matt Slater, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
• Although only about 5 miles from Colfax as the crow flies, the drive takes roughly half an hour along a narrow, winding road.
  — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
• Although only a few miles from Colfax as the crow flies, reaching Iowa Hill requires a winding drive through the foothills.
  — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
• Nattai National Park is only around 50 miles from Sydney as the crow flies, but is known for its rugged terrain and giant sandstone cliffs.
  — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
• Dubrovnik is only around 37 miles away as the crow flies, but thankfully there is not a scrap of Game of Thrones merchandise in sight, although the cruise ship looming over the port announces that mass tourism has not passed Kotor by.
  — Jonathan Wiggin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2026
• Though only about 5 miles from Colfax as the crow flies, the drive takes roughly half an hour along a narrow, winding road that drops to the North Fork of the American River before climbing back into the foothills.
  — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026