in the vicinity of

phrase

1

: in the area that is close to (a place)

He lives in the general/immediate vicinity of the school.

2

: close to or around (an amount)

His yearly salary is in the vicinity of one million dollars.

Examples of in the vicinity of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dozens of people have sought to attend his court hearings, and stickers and posters depicting him as a saint can be found on almost every lamppost in the vicinity of the lower Manhattan courthouses. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

The Lola Mora Cultural Center, named for the pioneering Argentine sculptor, opened in early July in the vicinity of San Salvador de Jujuy in northwestern Argentina. — News Desk, Artforum, 13 Aug. 2026

The local bedrock — which has been soaking up heat all summer, and might be up to 70 or 80 degrees in the vicinity of those wells — now warms the water rather than cooling it. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026

Bus routes operating in the vicinity of Empower Field at Mile High Stadium include Route 30 (South Federal Boulevard) and Route 31 (North Federal Boulevard), as well as Routes 1, 15L, and 16. — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for in the vicinity of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove