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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Officers arrived and found an injured man with a gun nearby, police said.
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
There are a few corner stores nearby, but nothing for several miles with a broad selection of fresh groceries.
—Maya Bell, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
But lurking nearby was Sammy, the 10-year-old dachshund who had other plans.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Trump and Zelenskyy, who are each flanked by a few of their top officials, reserved about 30 minutes to speak behind closed doors before heading out to greet the other European leaders waiting nearby.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
There are a few corner stores nearby, but nothing for several miles with a broad selection of fresh groceries.
—Maya Bell, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
But lurking nearby was Sammy, the 10-year-old dachshund who had other plans.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Trump and Zelenskyy, who are each flanked by a few of their top officials, reserved about 30 minutes to speak behind closed doors before heading out to greet the other European leaders waiting nearby.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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 22 Aug. 2025.
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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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