close-by
Example Sentences
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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
The source added Chinese boats repeatedly "pressed" into the unofficial buffer, while Taiwan's navy stayed close-by to monitor the movements.
From Reuters ● Aug. 7, 2022
“That’s actually probably made us want to move more than something like this,” Sarah Wilson, 45, said of the close-by wildfire flames.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2020
The beach is down a steep embankment with only one close-by neighbor, who Rivera says was fine with the decomposition plan.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2019
When I said I was a traveler they gave me a million ideas of where to go, though I don’t think any of them had been far from those close-by valleys themselves.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
