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miles and miles
Idioms and Phrases
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
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.
In 2018, the Woolsey fire torched miles and miles of the mountains, but not Topanga Creek — a refuge for the fish.
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.
Since then, miles and miles of new bike lanes have been popping up.
Also, he adds, Ladakh is one region of India where barren land stretches for miles and miles, "giving you the feeling of being alone on the planet".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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