in the vicinity of

idiom

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

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

: 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 Biden doomsday scenarios are everywhere, except in the vicinity of Harris. —

Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 7 July 2024 Four toddlers under the age of five were in the vicinity of the gun, police said. —

Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 2 July 2024 The other evening, in Jersey City, a gentleman and lady were taking a moonlight stroll in the vicinity of one of the shafts of the new Delaware and Lackawanna railway tunnel. —

Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 25 June 2024 Investigators tried to ping the original caller’s phone, which was showing up as being in the vicinity of the home. —

Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the vicinity of

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in the usual/normal/ordinary course of business

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in the way of

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