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last mile

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Noun1.last mile - the last walk of a condemned person to the execution place
walk - the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"


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I walked the last mile, thinking as I went along of what I had to do; and left the carriage that had followed me all through the night, awaiting orders to advance.
During the last mile Tarzan had let himself out, running like a deer that he might have ample time to descend the face of the cliffs before the Oparians could reach the summit and hurl rocks down upon them.
The last mile I performed on foot, having dismissed the chaise and driver with the double remuneration I had promised.
 
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