miles and miles

1. A considerable distance; also, a large interval, by far. For example, We drove for miles and miles before we saw a gas station, or She was miles and miles a better pianist than her brother: This usage was first recorded in 1889.

Example Sentences

“We see London. Too much London. Miles and miles.”

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"I was raised in Delta dirt, sunshine and flatland that goes on for miles and miles," she sings, as people nod their heads and stomp their feet to the beat.

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Yet “in the small farming towns outside Bakersfield, at gas stations and in the miles and miles of fields, everyone seemed to know about the arrests,” my colleagues Rachel Uranga and Andrea Castillo reported, “sowing fear among migrant families, many of whom had children or spouses that were born here” and consequently are American citizens.

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In 2018, the Woolsey fire torched miles and miles of the mountains, but not Topanga Creek — a refuge for the fish.

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In the small farming towns outside Bakersfield, at gas stations and in the miles and miles of fields, everyone seemed to know about the arrests that had quickly spread across social media, sowing fear among migrant families, many of whom had children or spouses that were born here.

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