Examples of nearby in a Sentence
grabbed the nearby quilt and gently laid it over the sleeping child
I'll be nearby if you need anything
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Shortly after the stool is thrown, her young daughter, who was nearby on the sofa during the fight, can be heard crying.
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Angela Yang, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
After the story ran, the Department of Transportation sent a crew uptown and patched it, plus a few more nearby, giving our story a happy ending and providing an unusually stark example of what simple accountability journalism can achieve.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Treating early-stage prostate cancer was one thing, but Henard’s doctor at the small rural hospital nearby told him the new diagnosis called for a meticulous, highly sophisticated form of treatment.
—Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
During the shootout, the 71-year-old sleeping man who was sleeping nearby in his home was grazed in the arm by one of the bullets.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Angela Yang, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
After the story ran, the Department of Transportation sent a crew uptown and patched it, plus a few more nearby, giving our story a happy ending and providing an unusually stark example of what simple accountability journalism can achieve.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Treating early-stage prostate cancer was one thing, but Henard’s doctor at the small rural hospital nearby told him the new diagnosis called for a meticulous, highly sophisticated form of treatment.
—Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
During the shootout, the 71-year-old sleeping man who was sleeping nearby in his home was grazed in the arm by one of the bullets.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Nearby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nearby. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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nearby
adverb or adjective
near·by
ni(ə)r-ˈbī 
ˈni(ə)r-ˌbī
: close at hand
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