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
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
For sixth-seeded Davis, Esmeralda Galindo tried to keep the Pirates within some sort of shouting distance.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2023
In fact, every time Turner pitched her a stone within shouting distance, she hit it dead center—no matter how high the arch, no matter how straight the descent.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
