How to Use in the vicinity of in a Sentence

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• Both sides have blamed the other for attacks in the vicinity of the plant.
  — Leila Sackur, NBC News, 7 May 2023
• Four toddlers under the age of five were in the vicinity of the gun, police said.
  — Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 2 July 2024
• Those who were in the vicinity of the animal but did not touch it are not at risk.
  — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
• The Fed projects that inflation will sink to 2.4% next year, in the vicinity of its 2% target.
  — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2023
• The skies were dark enough in the vicinity of the eclipsed sun that stars were visible, including the bright planets Jupiter and Venus.
  — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2024
• The ball hit in the vicinity of the yellow line at the top of the wall and caromed back into play with Wiemer scoring easily.
  — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2023
• What else is in the vicinity of those two locations that can keep you occupied during the rest of the day?
  — Allie Volpe, Vox, 18 June 2024
• There’s even a boat billboard stationed in the vicinity of the stadium.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
• The remains of five crew members were found, but have not yet been identified, in the vicinity of Yakushima, the Air Force said.
  — Lauren Minore, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2023
• The deaths occurred in the vicinity of Highway 99, a major north-south route for the Central Valley, which was flooded by the storm.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023
• In the summer of 1999, a pathologist at the Bronx Zoo noticed an unusual number of dead crows in the vicinity of the zoo.
  — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2024
• But hardly for our city, especially those who live, work and play in the vicinity of this hellscape.
  — Dallas News, 6 Dec. 2022
• The debris was found in the vicinity of the village of Plauru, according to the Defense Ministry.
  — Amar Nadhir, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
• In the darkness of night, 104 people were rescued, and brought to shore on the Mayan Queen IV, a luxury yacht that was sailing in the vicinity of the shipwreck.
  — Renata Brito, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2023
• Written reports of a monster in the vicinity of Scotland's famed Loch Ness first arose in the sixth century.
  — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 24 July 2023
• Officers even went to the homes of people whose phones’ geolocation records placed them in the vicinity of protests.
  — Christina Knight, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2024
• Then, a missile hit in the courtyard behind the building, followed by another missile in the vicinity of the first strike.
  — Jeremy Barr, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
• NJTransit shared a photo of a brushfire in the vicinity of County Rd.
  — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 20 June 2024
• He was located in the vicinity of the bank about two hours later and taken into custody.
  — Warren Kulo | [e-mail], al, 10 May 2023
• The activity seemingly ceased in 2017, at least in the vicinity of Malaysia, but started up again this year.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2023
• The activity seemingly ceased in 2017, at least in the vicinity of Malaysia, but started up again this year.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2023
• She was stopped in the vicinity of Waukegan Road and Main Street when police observed the headlight violation.
  — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
• Dahshur is the southernmost of the great pyramid necropolises of the Old Kingdom in the vicinity of the ancient capital of Memphis.
  — Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
• Originating from outside the solar system, the meteor moved at a speed two times faster than nearly all of the stars in the vicinity of the sun, Loeb said.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
• Macy said several shell casings were found on Alexander Place in the vicinity of the house party.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 5 May 2024
• Hamas said on its social media platforms that its snipers and mortar teams had fired at Israeli forces in the vicinity of the hospital.
  — Patrick Kingsley Avishag Shaar-Yashuv, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
• Today, money-market funds are the answer to the question of where to put your money that is safe—and that also gives investors yields in the vicinity of 4% to 5% yearly.
  — Larry Light, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2023
• As always, there is a bonfire for the crew to dance in the vicinity of, as is required by international maritime law.
  — Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
• Police said Baca was in the vicinity of the fire and observed near the fire department’s equipment by witnesses.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 21 July 2023
• Frederick also addressed knocking noises detected by sonar buoys in the vicinity of the search location the day after the Titan imploded.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024