as in miles
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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miles
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The Yamuna River flows south from a glacier in the Himalayas for 855 miles (1,376 kilometers) through several Indian states.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026 -
Nearly 2 million gallons of brine were available to treat 20,000 lane miles, an effort that will continue until snow begins to accumulate, at which point roads will be plowed.—
Caroline Silva,
AJC.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Country miles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country%20miles. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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