Definition of STONE'S THROW

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the cottage is a stone's throw from the beach

Recent Examples on the Web Deal Porters Square Food Market is a stone's throw away, and open from 10am – 8pm, to dip a toe into the waters pre-rave. — Leah Connolly, Billboard, "Where to Dance In: London," 9 Jan. 2020 Residents who declined to give their names said their street in the capital's historic center is far from safe, despite being a stone's throw from the National Palace. — Fox News, "Shooting near Mexican president's residence leaves 4 dead," 9 Dec. 2019 Arnault was an early supporter of Trump, visiting Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, a stone's throw from his offices, in January 2017. — Fox News, "Trump jabs Macron to French reporter: 'Maybe we have a better president than you do'," 19 Oct. 2019 SpaceX engineers and contractors assembled the 164-foot-tall Starship outdoors near the hamlet of Boca Chica, just a stone's throw away from the highway and two miles or so from beaches on the Gulf of Mexico. — William Harwood, CBS News, "Musk shows off next-generation "Starship" prototype," 29 Sep. 2019 Like both his father and high school coach, star senior forward JJ Traynor will play college basketball only a stone's throw from home. — Dominique Yates, The Courier-Journal, "How Bardstown standout JJ Traynor carried on a family tradition by signing with Louisville," 13 Nov. 2019 Bebe Baines, left, and husband Lloyd Baines sit with neighbor David Abdul Sabur, center, on their front porch that is only a stone's throw from I-81. — Robert Samuels, Washington Post, "The South Side of Syracuse and Highway I-81," 20 Oct. 2019 Spiller had visited Southern California and Miami (Fla.), lived within a stone's throw of Florida's campus and grew up cheering for Florida State. — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, "Why C.J. Spiller was the critical recruit to help start the Clemson dynasty," 25 Oct. 2019 Located a stone's throw from the aquarium, the farm-to-table restaurant highlights ingredients from local farmers (owners Todd and Jordan Champagne used to be farmers, first in Norway and then in California) and also sells homemade jams and pickles. — Leena Kim, Town & Country, "Big Little Lies," 17 June 2019

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“Stone's throw.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stone's%20throw. Accessed 25 January 2020.