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

Recent Examples on the Web

Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include: In December 2023, a 1,374-square-foot home on the 2500 block of Abaca Way in Fremont sold for $1,655,000, a price per square foot of $1,205. —Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025

Court filings reveal 18 Claire's and Icing stores in the U.S. that will close by Sept. 7 at the latest. —Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2025

The jewelry, piercing and accessory store identified 18 Claire's and Icing stores that would close by Sept. 7 at the latest. —Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025

In court filings obtained by USA TODAY, the company identified 18 Claire's and Icing stores in the U.S. that will close by Sept. 7 at the latest. —Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for close by

• abscissae
• alibi
• alkali
• alumni
• amoebae
• amplify
• annuli
• beautify
• brachii
• butterfly
• calculi
• certify