Examples of nearby in a Sentence
grabbed the nearby quilt and gently laid it over the sleeping child
I'll be nearby if you need anything
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The lock gives you an extra physical barrier on inward‑swinging doors, and the wedge alarm screams a loud 120-decibel if anyone tries to push the door—loud enough to wake you or alert others nearby.
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Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026
This same front stays nearby through about Thursday before moving a little farther south.
—Rachael Jay, CBS News, 24 May 2026
The officer stayed nearby to watch the car and saw multiple people dressed in black clothing and ski masks run from the yard of a nearby home and enter the BMW, Pinecrest police said in a statement.
—Sofia Saric
may 24, Miami Herald, 24 May 2026
The information in the letter explained her son (age 41) was found dead on the sidewalk in a city nearby.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
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Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026
This same front stays nearby through about Thursday before moving a little farther south.
—Rachael Jay, CBS News, 24 May 2026
The officer stayed nearby to watch the car and saw multiple people dressed in black clothing and ski masks run from the yard of a nearby home and enter the BMW, Pinecrest police said in a statement.
—Sofia Saric
may 24, Miami Herald, 24 May 2026
The information in the letter explained her son (age 41) was found dead on the sidewalk in a city nearby.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
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“Nearby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nearby. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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nearby
adverb or adjective
near·by
ni(ə)r-ˈbī 
ˈni(ə)r-ˌbī
: close at hand
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