spitting distance
Example Sentences
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“The near-term forecast remains positive for gold as it is closing in on its October record, now just a spitting distance away,” the analyst adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
Longtime Idahoans might remember a time before the state’s population blew up and brought so many new residents within spitting distance of the Owyhees.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024
“I am a staunch believer that if you are within spitting distance of a tribe that you should be engaged in outreach to the tribe,” she said.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2024
Yields on 10-year notes crept up to 4.18% on Monday and within spitting distance of the 2023 top of 4.206%, a break of which would be bearish for a test of last year's 4.337% high.
From Reuters ● Aug. 14, 2023
He was spitting distance from the hole when the forklift came to a stop and the guy came around, reached up, and toppled the first box into the ground.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
