as in mile
a long distance
the distance from the car to the concert hall felt like a country mile in her new high heels
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With the most cap space in the league by a country mile, the pressure was extraordinary for the New England brass.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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.
—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.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
New York’s power play (3.49 goals per 60) is the worst in the league by a country mile.
28.
—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.
—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.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Country mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country%20mile. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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