shouting distance

Example Sentences

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The Parker Solar Probe has flown within shouting distance of the sun.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

By sunrise they had made their way to the bottom of the steep face the woman was trapped on, and they were within shouting distance of her, but they still couldn’t reach her.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

Where the two sides were even within shouting distance of each other was vanishingly small, if it existed at all.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2024

Freaking Out never made the top 40, and its streaming numbers aren't within shouting distance of Walker's biggest hits, Leave A Light On and Just You And I.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024

Shirley hurried to greet her, but just when she was within shouting distance, the bell rang and the door closed.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord