How to Use stone's throw in a Sentence

stone's throw

noun

• The sea is just a stone's throw away and the sun is setting.
  — Leslie Pariseau, Saveur, 18 Sep. 2017
• To the north, from a blue minaret at the center of a tiny village, just a stone's throw from the base, comes the solemn call to evening prayer.
  — jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2021
• That's the cost of living a stone's throw away from the River Oaks Country Club.
  — Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle, 5 June 2019
• Just a stone's throw ahead, a minivan had suffered the same fate on the opposite side of the road.
  — Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 24 Jan. 2018
• There's also a water playground, and the Houston Zoo is a stone's throw away.
  — Houston Chronicle, 10 May 2018
• Deal Porters Square Food Market is a stone's throw away, and open from 10am – 8pm, to dip a toe into the waters pre-rave.
  — Leah Connolly, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2020
• There is nary a cab, rental car agency, or hotel within a stone's throw.
  — Allison Hope, CNT, 10 Oct. 2017
• Downtown looms large from the edge of the infinity pool; the Pacific Ocean seems a stone's throw away.
  — Jeffery Marino, latimes.com, 23 Mar. 2018
• The upscale eatery was filmed a stone's throw away from Savannah, Georgia.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 5 Jan. 2023
• Along a dusty road, a stone's throw from the local morgue, a small black hearse is parked opposite a strip of coffin vendors.
  — Scott McLean, CNN, 24 Aug. 2021
• Leung recalled the days when Shenzhen seemed only a stone's throw away.
  — CNN, 17 June 2021
• This one was shallow and strong enough to be felt by friends of mine in Davis ... and is also a stone's throw (well, 50 km throw) away from the Lassen Volcanic Center.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2013
• The crisis is quite literally a stone's throw away and is spreading fast.
  — Peter King, SI.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• Steinvorth and Rohrmoser spend lots of time at the nearby Pure Jungle Spa, which is just a stone's throw away from their property.
  — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2019
• There was also interest just a stone's throw from the walls in Mexico.
  — Tribune News Service, NOLA.com, 27 Oct. 2017
• The Royal Nepal is just a stone's throw from the airport in the country's capital Kathmandu.
  — George Ramsay, CNN, 14 Sep. 2017
• Wine buffs will love this new boutique hotel in the heart of the Burgundy wine region, just a stone's throw away from some of the most famous Grand Cru vineyards.
  — Kris Fordham, CNN, 3 Jan. 2022
• He was born in Bedum, a stone's throw from Groningen, before getting married in Groningen in 2007.
  — Ravi Ubha, CNN, 28 June 2020
• Completed in 2019, the station is a stone's throw away from the entrance to Badaling, the most popular section of the centuries-old wall.
  — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 2 Feb. 2022
• The historic hoops venue is buried in the basement of a building a stone's throw from the famous Folies Bergere theater in the northern ninth arrondissement.
  — Lindsay Krasnoff, CNN, 23 Jan. 2020
• As long as more dollars are spent per developer, profits are a mere stone's throw away.
  — Lucinda Shen, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2021
• For many Venezuelans, the first stop after crossing is the Divine Providence Cafeteria, an open-air soup kitchen a stone's throw from the bridge.
  — Chris Kraul, latimes.com, 13 May 2018
• If a small town with gorgeous mountain views is more your speed, consider Thornton, which is a stone's throw away from Denver.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, Good Housekeeping, 31 Mar. 2021
• Kettle Falls Hotel, just a stone's throw from Canada, has entertained guests since the early 1900s.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2021
• The larger-than-life statue erected in 1976 and located a stone's throw from the Capitol depicts Byrd with a copy of the federal budget.
  — Sarah Rankin, Star Tribune, 22 Jan. 2021
• Young's, which was located at 932 Poydras St., a stone's throw from where City Hall now stands, had been in business for nearly a half-century.
  — James Karst, NOLA.com, 14 Jan. 2018
• This one–past stately mansions and onto a lonely, windswept outcropping, is just a stone's throw from Watch Hill village.
  — Hannah Seligson, Town & Country, 20 July 2017
• The houses there are large and gated, and just a stone's throw away from the residence of acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph, who currently leads the country.
  — Caitlin Hu, Etant Dupain and David Shortell, CNN, 14 July 2021
• The impact will occur within 6.8 million miles from Earth, which, compared to the vastness of the solar system, is a relative stone's throw away.
  — Mike Miller, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2022
• Roth and her family currently live just a stone's throw away from their former home in Huntington Beach.
  — Danielle Harling, House Beautiful, 6 Dec. 2020

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024