nearby

[ˌnɪrˈbaɪ]

Definition:
1. Not far away in relative terms.
2. Close at hand.

Use 'nearby' in a sentence:

1. He supported himself by means of a nearby post.
2. The Great Pyramids and the Sphinx are nearby.
3. She could hear the voices of her friends as they splashed in a nearby rock pool.
4. A patient going through acute detox will have an assigned nurse nearby.
5. He is visiting at a hotel nearby.
6. They live nearby.
7. The explosion shook the foundations of the houses nearby.
8. The fleeing rebels found a sanctuary in the nearby church.
9. New uptown is nearby the high way.
10. She discovered the problem by accident during a visit to a nearby school.
11. The car is parked nearby.
12. Her partially clothed body was found in woods nearby.
13. The peacocks roost in nearby shrubs.
14. Nancy dropped into a nearby chair.
15. An owl hooted nearby.
16. They turned their telescopes toward other nearby galaxies.
17. Nearby was a factory which exuded a pungent smell.
18. At a nearby table a man was complaining in a loud voice.
19. Police evacuated nearby buildings.
20. We're going to build a new school nearby the station.
21. When a nearby shop burned down, our stock was ruined by smoke.
22. The helicopter crashed to earth nearby.
23. Nearby there is a stretch of white sand beach perfect for sunbathing.
24. From the reports of guns we knew that hunters must be nearby.
25. Officers will also continue their search of nearby open ground.
26. He works in the nearby police station.
27. Her husband was assailed by a young man with a knife in a nearby park.
28. We dumped our bags at the nearby Grand Hotel and hurried towards the market.
29. Though they all live nearby, I lost contact with them really quickly.
30. The cow in the nearby field was still chewing placidly on its cud.
31. He spoke softly to a couple standing nearby.
32. Two more bodies were found nearby after the shooting.
33. There were complaints from nearby residents.
34. We have three sons but none of them lives/ live nearby.
35. There is less expensive accommodation nearby.
36. Her yell sent nearby grouse running for cover.
37. He was dead on arrival at the nearby hospital.
38. The river burst its banks and flooded nearby towns.
39. The fire spread from the factory to the houses nearby.
40. Nearby, nestling in the hills, was the children's home.
41. He might easily have been seen by someone who lived nearby.
42. A big earthquake a long way off is preferable to a smaller one nearby.
43. Her mother lived in a nearby town.
44. Luckily there was a taxi rank nearby.
45. The bullet ricocheted off a nearby wall.
46. The firemen pulled down some nearby sheds to stop the fire spreading.
47. There was no one nearby who might see him trying to break into the house.
48. Ambulances took the injured to a nearby hospital.
49. The two wounded men were taken to a nearby hospital.
50. We will stop nearby for lunch.
51. Within minutes the area was swarming with officers who began searching a nearby wood.
52. Where there is water nearby, make a special effort to breed fish.
53. Danny looked down at the stream bubbling through the trees nearby.
54. Mrs. Haines stood nearby, holding scissors to cut a ribbon.
55. A dozen nearby sparrows chirruped back.
56. Small local shops stop being economic when a supermarket opens up nearby.
57. There were one or two suspicious looks from nearby.
58. Waste water is pumped from the factory into a nearby river.
59. The hut was constructed from trees that grew in the nearby forest.
60. Nearby roads and the dirt track to the beach were jammed with cars.