1
: any of various units of distance: such as
a
: a unit equal to 5280 feet see Weights and Measures Table
b
2
: a race of a mile
3
: a relatively great distance, degree, or interval
—usually plural
was miles ahead of them in education
—sometimes used adverbiallyThis one is miles [=much, far] better than that one.
Examples of mile in a Sentence
We passed mile after mile of beautiful scenery as we drove through the country.
We traveled over miles of dirt road.
The car was traveling at 70 miles per hour.
We were miles from home.
We still have miles to go.
The beach stretched on for miles and miles.
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United Airlines , JetBlue — United Airlines and JetBlue gained 2% and 1%, respectively, after the companies announced a deal called Blue Sky that would allow customers of either airline to earn frequent flyer miles on the other.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 29 May 2025
Would a Venezuelan contestant who rolled off her log need to use her airline miles when forcibly flown to the waiting arms of Maduro’s brutal regime?
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
McKinley, which is about 8 driving miles east of Virginia, had a population of 103 at the 2020 Census.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
The twins, who hailed from Lawrenceville — a quiet suburb just outside Atlanta — were discovered by hikers on March 8 in Hiawassee, Georgia, nearly 90 miles from home.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 28 May 2025
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 29 May 2025
Would a Venezuelan contestant who rolled off her log need to use her airline miles when forcibly flown to the waiting arms of Maduro’s brutal regime?
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
McKinley, which is about 8 driving miles east of Virginia, had a population of 103 at the 2020 Census.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
The twins, who hailed from Lawrenceville — a quiet suburb just outside Atlanta — were discovered by hikers on March 8 in Hiawassee, Georgia, nearly 90 miles from home.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 28 May 2025
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“Mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mile. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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mile
noun1
: a unit of measure equal to 5280 feet (about 1609 meters)
called also statute mile
see measure2
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