within/in walking distance
idiom
: not very far : close enough to reach by walking
Her house is within walking distance.
—often + ofHer job is within walking distance of her school.
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Fitzgerald ate barbecue at Mac’s Speed Shop five or six times, lived in an apartment within walking distance of Quail Hollow Club, site of this week’s PGA Championship, kicked at local high schools and on the Charlotte 49ers’ fields, and bumped into Kuechly on occasion at the gym.
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Joseph Person, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Where to stay: Shangri-La Ulaanbaatar Book now: shangri-la.com/ulaanbaatar/shangrila The decade-old, 290-room Shangri-La is within walking distance of many major sites, including the Gandan Monastery.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025
Nearly a decade ago, however, my family moved from Maryland to Florida, settling into a house within walking distance of the Atlantic Ocean.
—Terri Peters, Parents, 8 May 2025
Growing up in Rockford, within walking distance of the oldest Harley-Davidson dealership in the world, motorcycles were a constant backdrop.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2025
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Joseph Person, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Where to stay: Shangri-La Ulaanbaatar Book now: shangri-la.com/ulaanbaatar/shangrila The decade-old, 290-room Shangri-La is within walking distance of many major sites, including the Gandan Monastery.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025
Nearly a decade ago, however, my family moved from Maryland to Florida, settling into a house within walking distance of the Atlantic Ocean.
—Terri Peters, Parents, 8 May 2025
Growing up in Rockford, within walking distance of the oldest Harley-Davidson dealership in the world, motorcycles were a constant backdrop.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Within/in walking distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%2Fin%20walking%20distance. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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