in the vicinity of
idiom
1
: in the area that is close to (a place)
He lives in the general/immediate vicinity of the school.
2
: close to or around (an amount)
His yearly salary is in the vicinity of one million dollars.
Examples of in the vicinity of in a Sentence
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Officers even went to the homes of people whose phones’ geolocation records placed them in the vicinity of protests.
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Christina Knight, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2024
National News Agency, Lebanon's state news, said that one strike hit a warehouse used to manufacture tires and generators while the other was in the vicinity of a factory for manufacturing stone marble.
—NBC News, 20 Feb. 2024
Current appraisals suggest the ranch’s value is in the vicinity of $35 million, according to a Habitat Agency memo prepared by Robin Kohn, the organization’s senior real estate agent.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
The crash happened about 4:30 a.m. on East Mission Road at Mulberry Drive in the vicinity of Hollandia Dairy and Mission Hills High School, Lt. Matthew Carpenter said.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024
People near the area were purportedly being told to leave as reports emerged of some buildings in the vicinity of the complex being detonated.
—Matt Gutman, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2024
Davis Mountains: Another recommendation from the Ladybird Johnson Center is the array of flora in the vicinity of the Davis Mountains.
—Krista Simmons and J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
The strike, which took place in the vicinity of Kirkuk this afternoon local time, was a self-defense measure on an imminent threat authorized by a commander in the area of operation, the officials said.
—NBC News, 4 Dec. 2023
This involves detailed comparisons to comparable units in the vicinity of your property.
—David Crown, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Christina Knight, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2024
National News Agency, Lebanon's state news, said that one strike hit a warehouse used to manufacture tires and generators while the other was in the vicinity of a factory for manufacturing stone marble.
—NBC News, 20 Feb. 2024
Current appraisals suggest the ranch’s value is in the vicinity of $35 million, according to a Habitat Agency memo prepared by Robin Kohn, the organization’s senior real estate agent.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
The crash happened about 4:30 a.m. on East Mission Road at Mulberry Drive in the vicinity of Hollandia Dairy and Mission Hills High School, Lt. Matthew Carpenter said.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024
People near the area were purportedly being told to leave as reports emerged of some buildings in the vicinity of the complex being detonated.
—Matt Gutman, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2024
Davis Mountains: Another recommendation from the Ladybird Johnson Center is the array of flora in the vicinity of the Davis Mountains.
—Krista Simmons and J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
The strike, which took place in the vicinity of Kirkuk this afternoon local time, was a self-defense measure on an imminent threat authorized by a commander in the area of operation, the officials said.
—NBC News, 4 Dec. 2023
This involves detailed comparisons to comparable units in the vicinity of your property.
—David Crown, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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in the vicinity of
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“In the vicinity of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20vicinity%20of. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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