vicinity

Example Sentences

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How anyone else in their vicinity is affected by their actions is an afterthought.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Bowes added: "I am keen to speak to anyone who was in the Kennerleigh Avenue area in the early hours of this morning, or anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity in the vicinity."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The IDF said it wasn’t aware of any airstrikes in the vicinity of prisons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Cities like Dubai and Riyadh, which have long taken pride in their safety from the tumult of the region, have been drawn in, with the growing chaos sparing few countries in Iran's vicinity.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

They studied every stream, every walnut tree, every bear cave, and every flint-stone deposit in their vicinity.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari