Miles
Americannoun
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Nelson Appleton, 1839–1925, U.S. army officer.
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a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “merciful.”
noun
Example Sentences
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When Miles was an undergraduate, a professor told him that people’s lives could be divided into Histories, Tragedies and Comedies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Rampant environmental destruction notwithstanding, the novel kicks off with the joyous return of Miles, the guy who got away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
In “Yellow Pine,” Miles is not without some red flags.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The problem served as an opportunity to take their tools "out for a test drive," says study co-author and CCQ research scientist Miles Stoudenmire.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
Miles holds on to the edge of my cart with one hand and on to the wall with the other.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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