close by

phrase

: 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

In the ‘80s, the restaurant was near the bustling Tryon Mall, and Beligrinis remembers a steady stream of customers and businesses close by. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026

The village church, town hall, supermarket and school were saved, along with homes close by. — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

The follow-on round is expected to close by the end of August. — Anniek Bao,elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Just over a month ago, a masked settler invaded the home of ‘Imad and his wife, Amal, after midnight and tried to beat them to death; fortunately two of our activists were close by, heard the screams, and managed to drive the settler away. — David Shulman, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for close by

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