close-by
Example Sentences
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"We don't have a close-by beach to go to," the 20-year-old says.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023
Locals have taken to praying by the sports center in the close-by city of Crotone, where coffins sit, waiting for burial.
From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023
Other close-by trails wend past waterfalls, huge Douglas fir trees in this Valley of the Giants and what’s been called the world’s largest Sitka spruce.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2023
“The most intense area of drought is centered in northern Montgomery and Frederick Counties, Md., with a very strong gradient seen to very wet areas in close-by D.C.,”
From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2022
Conspirators who plotted against the American cause had been arrested all over the city and in several close-by villages.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
