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Examples of air mile in a Sentence
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That might sound like the blurb in a Caribbean island travel brochure, but save yourself the air miles and jet lag, because it can all be found just a short hop from mainland Cornwall.
—Julia O'Driscoll, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 June 2024
Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve Gates of the Arctic is situated north of the Arctic Circle, a whopping 200 air miles north of Fairbanks.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024
Border Patrol chief says tougher policies needed to deter migrants crossings
United now allows travelers to pool their air miles with others
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Bob Menendez
Tammy Murphy
Aliza Chasan
Aliza Chasan is a digital producer at 60 Minutes and CBSNews.com.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2024
Access to more air miles may come in handy for travelers as the price of flights have soared since the pandemic Additionally, most major airlines have increased their baggage fees this year.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
The two dropped $750 each on tickets and only $13 on flights, thanks to air miles covering the bulk of it.
—Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2024
Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city about 580 air miles (933 kilometers) northwest of Juneau, saw a deluge of snow earlier this season before hitting a dry spell with temperatures that have plummeted to below zero at night.
—Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
Queen Elizabeth flew more than 1 million air miles in her lifetime, and the PBS two-part 2020 series Secrets of Royal Travel went inside the key to being a monarch on the move.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
Speaking to the Rotary Club of Atlanta, Bastian explained that the company had been overwhelmed with premium-tier travelers following the pandemic—when passengers were allowed to roll over their status and air miles into the next year despite flights being grounded.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1907, in the meaning defined above
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“Air mile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20mile. Accessed 14 Jul. 2024.
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