nearby
Americanadjective
adverb
adjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of nearby
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at near, by
Example Sentences
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The community does not yet have state funding to connect to nearby Porterville’s city water system.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The fire led to an explosion and caused about £1m of damage to the vehicles and medical equipment, with nearby flats and a synagogue also affected.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The Netherlands took the Current’s facility and Algeria, which plays Argentina in the first match at Arrowhead, is at the University of Kansas’s facilities in nearby Lawrence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
That week, downtown Seattle was cordoned off because protestors had taken over the streets surrounding the convention center, and some activists had broken the windows of a Starbucks nearby.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
But the next day people began arriving in dozens, then in droves, some from Trokorpe and nearby villages, disheveled, distraught, grown men sobbing like babies.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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