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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Also, his daughter had just been born, and there weren’t schools nearby.
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Sheon Han, Wired News, 27 Mar. 2025
The veteran Edmonton Oiler forward was nearby when Dallas Stars winger Mikko Rantanen clipped goaltender Stuart Skinner with a knee to the side of the head on Wednesday.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Additional houses have recently been sold nearby: A 1,602-square-foot home on the 3500 block of Laguna Avenue in Palo Alto sold in March 2024, for $3,820,000, a price per square foot of $2,385.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
The headquarters of the Haiti National Police are also nearby.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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Sheon Han, Wired News, 27 Mar. 2025
The veteran Edmonton Oiler forward was nearby when Dallas Stars winger Mikko Rantanen clipped goaltender Stuart Skinner with a knee to the side of the head on Wednesday.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Additional houses have recently been sold nearby: A 1,602-square-foot home on the 3500 block of Laguna Avenue in Palo Alto sold in March 2024, for $3,820,000, a price per square foot of $2,385.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
The headquarters of the Haiti National Police are also nearby.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Nearby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nearby. Accessed 31 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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