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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In summer, two million visitors pour into the park, but despite three ski resorts nearby, winter is noticeably quieter.
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Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
As my colleague David Zahniser reports, one of Caruso’s companies, the Grove shopping mall, is suing to block L.A.’s approval of a $1-billion renovation of the former CBS Television City studio nearby.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Mothers and their children recognize each other’s voice soon after mothers give birth, and mothers will call their young to keep them safe nearby.
—Michael Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Investigators also reportedly spotted a man in a white Volkswagen nearby watching as the delivery took place, state police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025
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Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
As my colleague David Zahniser reports, one of Caruso’s companies, the Grove shopping mall, is suing to block L.A.’s approval of a $1-billion renovation of the former CBS Television City studio nearby.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Mothers and their children recognize each other’s voice soon after mothers give birth, and mothers will call their young to keep them safe nearby.
—Michael Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Investigators also reportedly spotted a man in a white Volkswagen nearby watching as the delivery took place, state police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Nearby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nearby. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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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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