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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Park nearby and walk to the house to stroll through holiday displays.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Dec. 2025
According to the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office, Shane fled the area on foot and stole an SUV parked nearby at Piedmont Ave and Auburn Ave.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Samson was abandoned outside an Alabama Dollar General, and when this previous owner did not return, he was instead picked up by a Southern rescue volunteer named Summer, who had stopped at the store for milk and noticed the young dog lingering nearby.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Kidman has stayed in the family home since their split was announced, with Urban moving to a home nearby.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Dec. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Dec. 2025
According to the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office, Shane fled the area on foot and stole an SUV parked nearby at Piedmont Ave and Auburn Ave.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Samson was abandoned outside an Alabama Dollar General, and when this previous owner did not return, he was instead picked up by a Southern rescue volunteer named Summer, who had stopped at the store for milk and noticed the young dog lingering nearby.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Kidman has stayed in the family home since their split was announced, with Urban moving to a home nearby.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Nearby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nearby. Accessed 4 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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