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 observations suggest that the dense dusty torus in NGC 6302 may act as a protective shield, allowing frozen carbon dioxide to survive despite the harsh radiation nearby.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
Tampa General Hospital and Moffitt Cancer Center are also nearby to help address any medical needs boomers may have over the years.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Another local school that didn’t meet earthquake standards, the North Sacramento School, is in the early stages of possibly being converted into a community center, with housing to potentially be built nearby on former school land.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 15 Mar. 2026
The Bridgehead Industrial Project site sits on the Northwest side of Oakley, with single-family residences, the Big Break Regional Shoreline, and Big Break Marina nearby.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
Tampa General Hospital and Moffitt Cancer Center are also nearby to help address any medical needs boomers may have over the years.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Another local school that didn’t meet earthquake standards, the North Sacramento School, is in the early stages of possibly being converted into a community center, with housing to potentially be built nearby on former school land.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 15 Mar. 2026
The Bridgehead Industrial Project site sits on the Northwest side of Oakley, with single-family residences, the Big Break Regional Shoreline, and Big Break Marina nearby.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Nearby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nearby. Accessed 19 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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