stone's throw
Example Sentences
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And of course, Download is only a stone's throw from East Midlands Airport for metalheads travelling from even further afield.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The council approved a zoning change and unveiled a plan to build 120 apartments for an estimated $91 million in the quaint town center, a stone’s throw from several gourmet restaurants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
A stone’s throw away from the Roxbury warehouse was a Mexican bakery serving delicacies like conchas and empanadas.
From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026
In his field, just a stone's throw from his house, Kone still works only with a machete and wears open-toed shoes.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
The only places I’d seen within a stone’s throw from Shady’s place were the cemetery and that broken-down shack of a house with perdition written on the gate.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
