How to Use in close proximity to in a Sentence

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  • The assailant fired about five shots in close proximity to the head of a man who walked out of the pizza shop.
    Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2023
  • In the car, police found three cans of beer missing from a six-pack that was in close proximity to the driver.
    cleveland, 19 Nov. 2021
  • The driver had an open bottle of liquor in one hand, and a gun concealed in close proximity to his other hand.
    cleveland, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The building is located at 16 Mill St. and in close proximity to the park, Mutter said.
    Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
  • On Friday, for example, the planet will still be in close proximity to the moon.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Except for the Grand Ole Opry, all are downtown in close proximity to each other.
    Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2022
  • At the time, Jade Chastang and a group of her friends were in close proximity to a deadly shooting that was occurring within the 200 block of Dauphin Street.
    al, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Parking on the street is not an option since loading small children is done daily in close proximity to the home.
    Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2022
  • The Jones and Hunt families live in close proximity to each other in Highland Park.
    Dallas News, 17 June 2022
  • At one point, at least nine police officers were seen in close proximity to Chansley, and none of them slowed him down.
    Fox News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Scheduled for construction on the Belle Oaks site, in close proximity to Marrus Lane homes, are apartments and a garage.
    cleveland, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Police next saw a Kia vehicle with a shattered rear window in a driveway in close proximity to the Hyundai.
    cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Residents and media gathered at a local park in close proximity to the school.
    Time, 22 Dec. 2022
  • There are five wineries in close proximity to each other (and within an hour of Zion National Park).
    Rebecca Treon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The researchers mapped the earliest cases that had no connection to the market, Worobey noted, and those people lived or worked in close proximity to the market.
    Jen Christensen, CNN, 26 July 2022
  • Editor’s picks Joining Fleetwood Mac at 26 would have been a shock to the system of most singers, but Bramlett had been living in close proximity to rock stars her entire life.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The scope of the damage suggested that arms and artillery were being stored in close proximity to where the soldiers were being housed, the ministry said in its daily briefing on Wednesday.
    Rhoda Kwan, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Though the researchers could clearly see sharks and humans in close proximity to one another in the footage, the humans likely had no idea the fish were nearby, per the Sacramento Bee’s David Caraccio.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2023
  • The bodies were found in roughly 14 ft. of water in close proximity to each other, according to McKinnon.
    Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022
  • No selfie, high score in Candy Crush, or Strava upload is worth saving, if doing so places you in close proximity to human poop or magma.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 12 July 2022
  • Flynn said light poles on bridges and in close proximity to the ocean should be prioritized due to deterioration caused by salt water and sea air.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The primary way the virus spreads is via respiratory droplets between people who are in close proximity to each other.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 1 July 2022
  • Rocket Lab is setting up a manufacturing complex in close proximity to the launch pad at Wallops.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Vegetables, apples, pears and berries and some landscape plants such as rhododendron, azaleas and lilac may be killed or stunted if grown in close proximity to black walnut roots or within the tree’s drip line (i.e., under the tree’s canopy).
    oregonlive, 9 July 2022
  • Keeys said there are no shelters in close proximity to the neighborhood, leaving residents with nowhere to go if their homes are uninhabitable.
    Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The algorithm would then determine where each amino acid was in close proximity to the target and then use the earlier result to pick which amino acid would have the strongest interactions at that location.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Disney and Fox were among the majority of studios that instituted a vaccine mandate for cast in addition to crewmembers who are in close proximity to them.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2022
  • The vehicles were not in close proximity to one another, however.
    Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Using a suit that could mimic her husband’s powers when in close proximity to him, MJ joined her husband and daughter as Spinneret, making crime-fighting a family affair.
    Richard Newby, Vulture, 12 June 2023
  • While searching for the victim’s vehicle, patrol officers observed the victim’s vehicle in close proximity to the Marathon.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 1 Jan. 2022

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