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 was not enough emergency equipment, like tents, nearby for such a large population.
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Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
Cook along with us this month, but keep a glass of something iced and refreshing nearby.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Instead of going straight to the highway, Wendy remembers Howard first drove to her older sister’s house nearby and went inside for a bit.
—Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 10 May 2026
There's a lot to do nearby as well.
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Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
Cook along with us this month, but keep a glass of something iced and refreshing nearby.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Instead of going straight to the highway, Wendy remembers Howard first drove to her older sister’s house nearby and went inside for a bit.
—Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 10 May 2026
There's a lot to do nearby as well.
—Kimberley Mok, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 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 16 May. 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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