Examples of nearby in a Sentence
grabbed the nearby quilt and gently laid it over the sleeping child
I'll be nearby if you need anything
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Having these pets nearby can endanger the babies.
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Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 7 June 2026
South Metro Fire Rescue's dive team, which was conducting training exercises nearby, responded within minutes.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Starting in Washington state in 2013, the Buy Nothing Project maintains an app and social media presence that links people giving things away with people nearby who want them — a worldwide network of gift economies, as described on its Facebook page.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
Suzanna waits for hours in the bank’s vestibule—that practical but indeterminate space shielding the true interior from the intemperate outdoors—much to the bewilderment of the young security guard perched on a stool nearby.
—Laura Miller, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
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Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 7 June 2026
South Metro Fire Rescue's dive team, which was conducting training exercises nearby, responded within minutes.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Starting in Washington state in 2013, the Buy Nothing Project maintains an app and social media presence that links people giving things away with people nearby who want them — a worldwide network of gift economies, as described on its Facebook page.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
Suzanna waits for hours in the bank’s vestibule—that practical but indeterminate space shielding the true interior from the intemperate outdoors—much to the bewilderment of the young security guard perched on a stool nearby.
—Laura Miller, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for nearby
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“Nearby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nearby. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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nearby
adverb or adjective
near·by
ni(ə)r-ˈbī 
ˈni(ə)r-ˌbī
: close at hand
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