nearby

Example Sentences

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Nearby, Nick says he hasn't had a holiday in six years despite working 60 hours a week.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Nearby, rival parish St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral has also seen a jump in young attendees.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Nearby is a neatly parked row of colourful, personalised golf carts - the preferred mode of transport in this sprawling pensioners' paradise.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Nearby, a municipal flagpole is rusted, palm trees are dead, handrails are covered with stickers and a sign establishing a “Special Enforcement and Cleaning Zone” is covered with grime and graffiti.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Nearby, a band of penguins, like an audience of formally dressed opera-goers, observed the proceedings.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong