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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Her mother, Doria Ragland, lives nearby and is always welcomed for the feast, as are any friends who may not have other plans.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Deputies were able to locate a white Honda, described by the caller, nearby, according to the press release.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025
While most of us on the plane were in this same unexpected predicament, a passenger nearby didn't seem to be sharing in our misery thanks to a compact gadget that propped up their phone to the perfect viewing height.
—Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
At first glance, the yearbook produced nearby at Newark’s Arts High School appears just as circumspect as the Cog ’n’ Pen.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Deputies were able to locate a white Honda, described by the caller, nearby, according to the press release.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025
While most of us on the plane were in this same unexpected predicament, a passenger nearby didn't seem to be sharing in our misery thanks to a compact gadget that propped up their phone to the perfect viewing height.
—Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
At first glance, the yearbook produced nearby at Newark’s Arts High School appears just as circumspect as the Cog ’n’ Pen.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 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 1 Dec. 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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