as in inch
a very small distance or degree
he's within shouting distance of being the winningest coach in college basketball history
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Recent Examples of shouting distance
Madison didn’t go down without a fight as junior guard Josiah Fite-Brown helped Howard and Pryor on the offensive end, and his 12 points helped keep the Mavericks within shouting distance in the final frame.
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Eric Moreno,
San Antonio Express-News,
11 Feb. 2026
The fatal shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti were captured on shaky video by bystanders clutching smartphones in the bitter cold and standing within shouting distance of the victims.
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Maggie Vespa,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
New Englanders packed into Jackson’s LODO for a pep rally just within shouting distance of Coors Field.
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
That, along with neither defensive tackle in shouting distance, gave Henry a ridiculously large rushing lane by NFL standards.
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Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shouting distance
Eric Moreno,
San Antonio Express-News,
11 Feb. 2026
The fatal shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti were captured on shaky video by bystanders clutching smartphones in the bitter cold and standing within shouting distance of the victims.
—
Maggie Vespa,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
New Englanders packed into Jackson’s LODO for a pep rally just within shouting distance of Coors Field.
—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
That, along with neither defensive tackle in shouting distance, gave Henry a ridiculously large rushing lane by NFL standards.
—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shouting distance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouting distance
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In May, just weeks before the ruling, the athlete won the West Virginia Class AAA girls’ shot put state championship with a throw of 38 feet, 11¾ inches, beating the runner-up by just over two feet.
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One flight attendant was able to fit enough clothes for a seven-day trip in the Hanke 14-inch Underseat Carry-on, proving its status as a tiny-but-mighty travel bag made to last for years.
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The hotel stands just steps from the historic French Quarter, undoubtedly one of the first stops on any traveler’s itinerary.
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But the increasing tanker traffic is an encouraging step toward normalization of global oil flows.
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“Shouting distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shouting%20distance. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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