hailing distance

Example Sentences

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In reality, the majority of the state’s population lives in suburbs within hailing distance of the Boston metropolis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2024

But, like many teams playing after an offseason of canceled practices and Zoom meetings, Vanderbilt was too much of a mess on offense to get into or even within hailing distance of the end zone.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2020

It differs significantly from the previous eras in that the cars are not designed and made in Stuttgart but at two factories in Northamptonshire, 25 miles apart and both within hailing distance of Silverstone.

From The Guardian • Feb. 24, 2017

Fischer added that, apart from volatile energy and food prices, chronically low inflation is now "within hailing distance" of the Fed's 2 percent target.

From US News • Aug. 25, 2016

The dam would be built across Indian Creek at the mouth of Milagro Canyon, establishing a mile-and-a-half-long lake whose easternmost shore would extend up to within hailing distance of the Dancing Trout’s main lodge.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols