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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Theetge said police arrested a 17-year-old male who buried a gun inside a flower box nearby.
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Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
As Bond tells it, her assistant found Moo at a farm nearby.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
When air pollution in the form of sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide, particulate matter and mercury spew from fossil fuel burning power plants, the health of communities living nearby are at risk, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025
In Georgia, some residents reported problems getting drinking water from their wells after a data center was built nearby.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
As Bond tells it, her assistant found Moo at a farm nearby.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
When air pollution in the form of sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide, particulate matter and mercury spew from fossil fuel burning power plants, the health of communities living nearby are at risk, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025
In Georgia, some residents reported problems getting drinking water from their wells after a data center was built nearby.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Nearby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nearby. Accessed 17 Oct. 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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