close by
idiom
: at a short distance away
Don't worry: if anything happens I'll be (standing) close by.
They're building a school close by.
Examples of close by in a Sentence
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That deal is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2025.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 May 2024
It's earned its common name because the flowers tend to close by noon, especially in hot weather.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2024
Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:
A 1,314-square-foot home on the 3700 block of Savannah Road in Fremont sold in September 2023, for $1,510,000, a price per square foot of $1,149.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024
Vanity Fair reported in Hemsworth's recent cover story that Hemsworth's parents Craig and Leonie live close by.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
As of April 2024, there are about 200 coal-burning power plants still operating across the U.S. Plants representing one-fourth of that capacity are projected to close by 2029 for economic reasons unrelated to regulations.
—Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:
In October 2022, a 1,310-square-foot home on Gifford Street in Fremont sold for $1,500,000, a price per square foot of $1,145.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
Plants that are scheduled to close by 2039 would have to reduce their emissions 16 percent by 2030.
—Coral Davenport, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
The difference in growth between the Magnificent Seven and the rest of the S&P 500 should close by the end of the year, strategists Ohsung Kwon and Savita Subramanian said in a BofA Global Research report.
—Zimo Zhong, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 May 2024
It's earned its common name because the flowers tend to close by noon, especially in hot weather.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2024
Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:
A 1,314-square-foot home on the 3700 block of Savannah Road in Fremont sold in September 2023, for $1,510,000, a price per square foot of $1,149.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024
Vanity Fair reported in Hemsworth's recent cover story that Hemsworth's parents Craig and Leonie live close by.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
As of April 2024, there are about 200 coal-burning power plants still operating across the U.S. Plants representing one-fourth of that capacity are projected to close by 2029 for economic reasons unrelated to regulations.
—Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:
In October 2022, a 1,310-square-foot home on Gifford Street in Fremont sold for $1,500,000, a price per square foot of $1,145.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
Plants that are scheduled to close by 2039 would have to reduce their emissions 16 percent by 2030.
—Coral Davenport, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
The difference in growth between the Magnificent Seven and the rest of the S&P 500 should close by the end of the year, strategists Ohsung Kwon and Savita Subramanian said in a BofA Global Research report.
—Zimo Zhong, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Close by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20by. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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