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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Users can find out where prices stand in their local area relative to the national average; or look up localities nearby to better understand how prices vary in their region.
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ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Legendary actor Marlon Brando bought this French Polynesia refuge in the 1960s—after filming Mutiny on the Bounty nearby—and his estate has transformed it into an eco-luxe private island paradise.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Bill Thomason, who owns the Bitfactory Gallery on Santa Fe Drive, is already concerned about pre-existing traffic nearby.
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She was located nearby in possession of a knife and a gun and was arrested.
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ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Legendary actor Marlon Brando bought this French Polynesia refuge in the 1960s—after filming Mutiny on the Bounty nearby—and his estate has transformed it into an eco-luxe private island paradise.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Bill Thomason, who owns the Bitfactory Gallery on Santa Fe Drive, is already concerned about pre-existing traffic nearby.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
She was located nearby in possession of a knife and a gun and was arrested.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 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 16 Sep. 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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