stone's throw

Example Sentences

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Just a stone's throw away in Sandton, fees for private schools exceed $10,000 a year.

From Barron's

Located a stone’s throw from SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., it has about 20 full-time employees, he said.

From New York Times

No such entry point exists in my regional VA system — and mind you, I live just a stone's throw from the Pentagon.

From Salon

Soledar is a salt-mining town in the Donbas region, a stone’s throw from the heavily fought-over city of Bakhmut.

From New York Times

For the most part, DeSantis has resisted in engaging in a flame war with Trump, although holding his retreat a stone’s throw from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate likely won’t go unnoticed by the former president.

From Reuters