around the corner
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On the other side of a street corner, as in The doctor's office is around the corner from our house . [First half of 1800s]
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Nearby, a short distance away, as in The nearest grocery store is just around the corner . [Early 1800s]
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Very soon, imminent, as in You never know what stroke of luck lies just around the corner . [First half of 1900s]
Example Sentences
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“Swalwell faces assault claims,” read the front page of the East Bay Times, stacked up at the Lucky grocery story around the corner from Swalwell’s rental home.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
However, with capital expenditures set to double this year and free cash flow turning negative, investors will need clearer evidence that unsupervised autonomy is around the corner to support the stock’s valuation, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
You have been taking these rankings, and similar data points, seriously, long before anyone else was seeing around the corner of why they should matter.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
In the live, as the members sit around a table of food with a Christmas tree in the background, talk turns to how 2025 is ending and the new year is around the corner.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
We peered around the corner as Tramble quickly entered the passcode and placed his hand on the monitor.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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