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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There should be some of their food nearby.
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Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Northwest Indiana and Wolf Lake in particular, where the stadium is to be sited, were a dumping ground for years, with a Superfund site and refinery nearby.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Lilian, nearby, offered herself.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Ronald Lamont Ross, 40, was later arrested after officers located him nearby, the statement said.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
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Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Northwest Indiana and Wolf Lake in particular, where the stadium is to be sited, were a dumping ground for years, with a Superfund site and refinery nearby.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Lilian, nearby, offered herself.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Ronald Lamont Ross, 40, was later arrested after officers located him nearby, the statement said.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Nearby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nearby. Accessed 2 Mar. 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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