proximity
Example Sentences
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On these landholdings and in their environs, proximity between white and black people produced surprising relationships.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026
“A true retreat with the feeling of being out of the city, yet in close proximity to all that Brentwood has to offer,” it concludes.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026
She had brain surgery but not all of it could be removed due to the proximity to a major vein.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
Given the proximity to the civil rights movement, it’s impossible to hear Hathaway’s “You’ve Got a Friend” as disconnected from the struggles of Black people.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
The sound swells, as if alerted by our quiet words to the proximity of live flesh.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing proximity
The Great Gatsby
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1984
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