How to Use proximity in a Sentence

proximity

noun

• Then too, there was the proximity of the Earth and the sun.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 21 July 2023
• The charges for those are both enhanced because of the proximity to the school.
  — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 July 2023
• There was a sense of raw proximity, of porousness to the world.
  — Hari Kunzru, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022
• Most of the voting blocs seem to be based on proximity.
  — Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 7 May 2023
• Close-proximity crew had to wear both masks and face shields.
  — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Apr. 2021
• That means players can walk from the lockers to the pitch in close proximity to fans.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 28 June 2021
• Wouldn't the proximity of two white moms and their six black kids help make his case?
  — Glamour, 18 Dec. 2018
• Chatting in close proximity is still not worth the risk.
  — Popular Science, 8 June 2020
• The app was able to use the proximity sensor to determine when the device is face down.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 19 Nov. 2019
• They are relaxed, even in the close proximity of strangers.
  — Roger Dooley, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
• But next steps and last chances are often rather close in proximity.
  — Grant Gordon, Glendale News-Press, 30 May 2017
• Neither the retail store nor any of the nearby restaurants were forced to close due to proximity to the crash site.
  — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2022
• But opponents argue the main threat to the reef isn’t posed by the mine’s proximity.
  — Rod McGuirk, The Seattle Times, 30 May 2017
• Those questions are born out of your proximity to the buildings.
  — Jenny Comita, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
• But proximity to Scotland played a role in the destiny of the North.
  — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2021
• But its brightness isn’t just a quirk of its proximity.
  — Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 4 Apr. 2023
• The Frazier lens allowed for that proximity, along with the huge depth of field.
  — David Heuring, Variety, 28 Feb. 2023
• But the proximity doesn’t make the current flare-up seem less dangerous to those living in the line of fire.
  — Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022
• There were objections due to the close proximity of the big-box store to neighboring homes.
  — Susan Demar Lafferty, Daily Southtown, 21 May 2018
• According to minutes from the meeting, the store would be in close proximity to schools.
  — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2019
• So in a weird way the proximity to those things absolutely don’t help us.
  — Lynn Brezosky, San Antonio Express-News, 7 May 2018
• At Houston, the fans — who were in close proximity to the court — threw ice and pennies.
  — Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• Red-colored moons get their hue from their proximity to the horizon.
  — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 23 Apr. 2023
• That proximity has driven up the price of its real estate.
  — Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2022
• Their apathy derived, in part, from the passage of time and a lack of proximity.
  — Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2022
• The home screen will also change depending on your proximity to it.
  — Wes Davis, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2023
• Martínez’s work put him in close proximity to a dark underworld.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2022
• The scene, despite its proximity, could not have felt more distant.
  — Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2021
• In fact, two of them, in fairly close proximity, couldn't be further apart in style.
  — Michael Boodro, ELLE Decor, 24 June 2011
• Just how much are some parents willing to overlook for proximity to fame?
  — Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 28 Apr 2024