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 San Juan Center also has plans for more apartments on the site of a former convenience store nearby.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Videos shared on social media show the elephant ramming its tusks into the sides of cars as residents watched helplessly nearby.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
If everyone succeeded, the box got shorter for the next round, while the other participants hovered nearby to catch anyone who wobbled.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
Scott recalled sitting in the waiting room and spotting a producer from the earlier film nearby, prompting him to try to avoid being recognized.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 2 May 2026
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Videos shared on social media show the elephant ramming its tusks into the sides of cars as residents watched helplessly nearby.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
If everyone succeeded, the box got shorter for the next round, while the other participants hovered nearby to catch anyone who wobbled.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
Scott recalled sitting in the waiting room and spotting a producer from the earlier film nearby, prompting him to try to avoid being recognized.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 2 May 2026
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“Nearby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nearby. Accessed 7 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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