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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Thornton Mayor Jan Kulmann, who attended the center’s opening ceremony along with several Thornton City Council members on May 20, said the area is commercial with no residential nearby.
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Docked nearby is the USS Kearsarge, an amphibious assault ship home to nearly 3,000 sailors and Marines during deployment, including about 1,250 sailors and 1,800 Marines.
—Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Several laborers beneath heavy blankets slept nearby in the back of a pickup truck under the stars.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Though bronze objects had been found previously, with other Wendel rings reported surfacing nearby, neck rings are typically found buried with other goods or in hoards.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Docked nearby is the USS Kearsarge, an amphibious assault ship home to nearly 3,000 sailors and Marines during deployment, including about 1,250 sailors and 1,800 Marines.
—Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Several laborers beneath heavy blankets slept nearby in the back of a pickup truck under the stars.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Though bronze objects had been found previously, with other Wendel rings reported surfacing nearby, neck rings are typically found buried with other goods or in hoards.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
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“Nearby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nearby. Accessed 8 Jun. 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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