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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The next day, patrol officers were notified of the same minivan nearby, the attorney's office said.
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Her vehicle accelerated down the road, crashing into parked cars nearby.
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Teachers sent me home assuming that I was hit by a piece of stone accidentally from students playing nearby.
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Her vehicle accelerated down the road, crashing into parked cars nearby.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Teachers sent me home assuming that I was hit by a piece of stone accidentally from students playing nearby.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Several other agents stood nearby.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 8 Jan. 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 14 Jan. 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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