close by
idiom
: at a short distance away
Don't worry: if anything happens I'll be (standing) close by.
They're building a school close by.
Examples of close by in a Sentence
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Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:
In October 2022, a 1,310-square-foot home on Gifford Street in Fremont sold for $1,500,000, a price per square foot of $1,145.
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Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
Plants that are scheduled to close by 2039 would have to reduce their emissions 16 percent by 2030.
—Coral Davenport, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
The difference in growth between the Magnificent Seven and the rest of the S&P 500 should close by the end of the year, strategists Ohsung Kwon and Savita Subramanian said in a BofA Global Research report.
—Zimo Zhong, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
More than 200 miles to the east in Maryland, environmental groups and ratepayer advocates are fighting an effort by PJM to extend the life of two more coal plants — Brandon Shores and Herbert A. Wagner — just outside of Baltimore, which were slated to close by June 2025.
—Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
The transaction is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2025.
—Jill R. Shah, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
The ban will be in place for six months, and bars in Lleras Park will be required to close by no later than 1 a.m. over the month of April, according to a statement from the mayor’s office released Monday.
—Emi Tuyetnhi Tran, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
The inner stash pocket is great for safely storing personal items close by.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2024
Leaving Powerball players hanging with their tickets close by, game officials announced the delay around 11:15 p.m. ET and said the wait was due to pre-draw procedures that weren’t complete.
—USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
Plants that are scheduled to close by 2039 would have to reduce their emissions 16 percent by 2030.
—Coral Davenport, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
The difference in growth between the Magnificent Seven and the rest of the S&P 500 should close by the end of the year, strategists Ohsung Kwon and Savita Subramanian said in a BofA Global Research report.
—Zimo Zhong, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
More than 200 miles to the east in Maryland, environmental groups and ratepayer advocates are fighting an effort by PJM to extend the life of two more coal plants — Brandon Shores and Herbert A. Wagner — just outside of Baltimore, which were slated to close by June 2025.
—Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
The transaction is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2025.
—Jill R. Shah, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
The ban will be in place for six months, and bars in Lleras Park will be required to close by no later than 1 a.m. over the month of April, according to a statement from the mayor’s office released Monday.
—Emi Tuyetnhi Tran, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
The inner stash pocket is great for safely storing personal items close by.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2024
Leaving Powerball players hanging with their tickets close by, game officials announced the delay around 11:15 p.m. ET and said the wait was due to pre-draw procedures that weren’t complete.
—USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Close by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20by. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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