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Examples of country mile in a Sentence
He lives a country mile from the nearest store.
She beat the other swimmers by a country mile.
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New York’s power play (3.49 goals per 60) is the worst in the league by a country mile.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Beyoncé walks a country mile in Nancy Sinatra’s boots, the Cure drop one of their most classic albums after a 16-year wait, Doechii leaves her own toothmarks on the alligator, MJ Lenderman dares to challenge the milkshake/smoothie dichotomy.
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Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
Indiana Jones has appeared in a lot of games, most of which were a bit disappointing, to say the least, but if reviews are anything to go by, Indy's newest adventure clears the rest by a country mile.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
The funniest person in the group was Rosie Schuster, by a country mile.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1829, in the meaning defined above
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“Country mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/country%20mile. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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