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
Schaefer is the best defenseman in the draft class by a country mile.
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
The hyperbole of Robinson hitting baseballs a country mile and stealing bases at the speed of light.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
With the most cap space in the league by a country mile, the pressure was extraordinary for the New England brass.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Nobody within a country mile of it of course.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
The hyperbole of Robinson hitting baseballs a country mile and stealing bases at the speed of light.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
With the most cap space in the league by a country mile, the pressure was extraordinary for the New England brass.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Nobody within a country mile of it of course.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for country mile
Recent Examples of Synonyms for country mile
mile
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The aircraft had taken off from Retford Gamston Airport, located about 25 miles away in Nottinghamshire, just before the crash, the BBC reported.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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In the town of White House, less than 10 miles northwest of Black River, small boats were washed ashore in a town where the economy is reliant on its closeness to the Caribbean Sea.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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