propinquity

Example Sentences

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The explanation for their propinquity lies not in the creation of some whiz-bang, life-changing, paradigm-bending consumer product, or the shining virtues or particularly fertile minds that grace Silicon Valley’s fruited plain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

The “realm,” though, in “John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection,” a documentary essay by Julien Faraut, implies approximation, propinquity, “almost.”

From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2018

As well as reflecting on the shocking propinquity of life and death, Donne is tormented by his isolation, as a patient:

From The Guardian • Dec. 4, 2017

To borrow the title of Scott Eyman’s smart, generous chronicle, they became “Hank & Jim,” a pair of guys who asked nothing of each other but propinquity.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2017

No doubt, the constant propinquity of danger had made me serious for my years.

From Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \"Big Fish,\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. by Gilson, Charles