country mile

Definition of country milenext
as in mile
a long distance the distance from the car to the concert hall felt like a country mile in her new high heels

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Recent Examples of country mile Worth the money by a country mile and the best hotel to stay in Canterbury. — Ramsay Short, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Dec. 2025 The Nutribullet Ultra blender, the top pick by a country mile in our best personal blender testing, is currently an eye-popping 50% off. — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025 Florida’s defense is just as good as Auburn’s — and Florida's offense is a country mile better than Auburn’s one-dimensional crapshoot. — Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2025 Peaches, my favorite fruit by a backwoods country mile, seemed deeply Southern, or so this Yankee had always thought. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for country mile
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mile
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  • Police are investigating the death of a man who was found injured on a bench less than ½ mile away from the Bristol Police Department earlier this month.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The city now has just two crossings over Indian Creek, Stear said, and when the Swan Falls intersection is blocked by trains, emergency services are looking at detours spanning 2 miles or more.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Country mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country%20mile. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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