in the vicinity
Example Sentences
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Their crews are at risk if the ships are damaged, and the vessels could capsize if they are in the vicinity of giant ice chunks breaking off glaciers, a process called calving.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Other schools in the vicinity suspended classes so students could return home early.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
For two, whatever $2 tickets you might find in Anaheim put you in the vicinity of the top of a foul pole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
At the time of the explosion, there were approximately 300 people in the vicinity of baggage claim, but there was no evidence to suggest any had been a target.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
By 1900 it had reached California in the vicinity of the Klamath River, hence the name locally given to it.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
