spitting distance
noun
informal
: a short distance
Our house is within spitting distance of the park.
Examples of spitting distance in a Sentence
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Tribal leaders seek regulation for mining, recreation Longtime Idahoans might remember a time before the state’s population blew up and brought so many new residents within spitting distance of the Owyhees.
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2024
Recent projections from New York City Tourism + Conventions predict 64.5 million domestic and international visitors to the city in 2024 — within spitting distance of the 66.6 million reported in the halcyon pre-pandemic year of 2019.
—Gordon Cox, Variety, 15 May 2024
In other words: your devotion merits a nicer place to retreat to than a backpackers’ dorm in spitting distance of Leicester Square.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
February brought the unemployment rate within spitting distance of 4%, rising to 3.9% from 3.7% in January.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
That’s the only time that happened, and, ironically, within spitting distance of Mar-a-Lago.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
Being under the same roof as Today, Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, and Late Night With Seth Meyers — not to mention filming within spitting distance of Broadway theaters — will give Clarkson opportunities for more surprise guests, say the show's producers.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2023
The Wild have done some good work to get within spitting distance of a playoff spot, and there is a lot of hockey to be played.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 3 Jan. 2024
The Alaska Long Trail corridor is also within spitting distance of several existing cabins, including the Dale Clemens Cabin and the Crow Pass Cabin.
—Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2024
Recent projections from New York City Tourism + Conventions predict 64.5 million domestic and international visitors to the city in 2024 — within spitting distance of the 66.6 million reported in the halcyon pre-pandemic year of 2019.
—Gordon Cox, Variety, 15 May 2024
In other words: your devotion merits a nicer place to retreat to than a backpackers’ dorm in spitting distance of Leicester Square.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
February brought the unemployment rate within spitting distance of 4%, rising to 3.9% from 3.7% in January.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
That’s the only time that happened, and, ironically, within spitting distance of Mar-a-Lago.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
Being under the same roof as Today, Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, and Late Night With Seth Meyers — not to mention filming within spitting distance of Broadway theaters — will give Clarkson opportunities for more surprise guests, say the show's producers.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2023
The Wild have done some good work to get within spitting distance of a playoff spot, and there is a lot of hockey to be played.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 3 Jan. 2024
The Alaska Long Trail corridor is also within spitting distance of several existing cabins, including the Dale Clemens Cabin and the Crow Pass Cabin.
—Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
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“Spitting distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spitting%20distance. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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