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Words nearby near at hand

Neapolitan, Neapolitan ice cream, Neapolitan sixth, neap tide, near, near at hand, near beer, nearby, Nearctic, near-death experience, near-earth object
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Words related to near at hand

adjacent, convenient, adjoining, neighboring, accessible, available, close-by, direct, recent, imminent, impending, immediate, nearby, warm, near, abutting, approaching, handy, nigh, close

How to use near at hand in a sentence

  • The near-at-hand field and pasture that sloped toward it were gemmed with dew.

    The Wall Between|Sara Ware Bassett

  • I had ransacked the far-off, and had neglected the near-at-hand, as we are so apt to do.

    The Galaxy|Various

  • In support of this proposition volumes might be written; but only a brief array of near-at-hand evidence will be here presented.

    Fishing and Shooting Sketches|Grover Cleveland
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