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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After tests Hutchinson was quickly transferred to a nearby cardiac unit.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Officials advised residents in zones nearby to shelter-in-place until further notice, with windows and doors closed and air conditioning systems turned off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Even when an episode is not really about eating, food is often nearby as shorthand for whatever new identity a character is trying on.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
In dense ice fields, individual floes hit nearby pieces much more often than the wind itself changes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
She says that Phineas returns from New York to the family's New Hampshire home early in 1851 to work for Mr. Jonathan Currier in his livery stable in the nearby town of Hanover.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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