stone's throw
Example Sentences
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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
With its Art Deco lettering and being a stone’s throw from Ocean Boulevard, this cozy condo complex feels like a humble monument to SoCal Americana.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
It lies just a stone's throw away from the glitzy district of Gangnam -- one of Seoul's best known and wealthiest neighbourhoods, synonymous with South Korea's rise as an economic and cultural powerhouse.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
‘If that is the end of the debate, let us go out of stone’s throw, at least!’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
