a stone's throw
noun
: a short distance
The high school is just a stone's throw from his house.
She lives just a stone's throw away from the beach.
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This spacious five-bedroom rental a stone's throw away from King Street (on the main artery of the city’s historic district) features a green-and-pink palette befitting of the Wicked set and can sleep up to 14 of your nearest and dearest.
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Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2025
Neri's Tacos Ask any local where to grab a budget-friendly bite in San Pedro, and they're bound to recommend Neri's Tacos, where authentic Mexican street food reminds you the border is just a stone's throw away.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2025
Choose your own adventure between the king-size pool or on-site pond located on the property's 23 acres, or breathe in some fresh mountain air along the tangle of trails that are situated just a stone's throw away.
—Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2025
In fact, the day of this fire, not a stone's throw away as the crow flies, there was snow right up the mountain here, the same day as this devastating fire here in Altadena.
—NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
Developed with environmentally friendly, biodegradable materials the bungalow is a stone's throw away from the incredible Pekoe Trail—one of Asia’s ‘best kept secrets’.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Few people come to Lamu—two degrees south of the equator, a stone's throw from the Somali border, and at what feels like the edge of the world—without being moved by it.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2024
Just as the Strip cuts through Las Vegas, Sheikh Zayed Road runs through the heart of Dubai and many of the city's major leisure attractions are a stone's throw away from it.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Lockport, a town of several thousand full-time residents, is just a stone's throw away east of Lake Fields, where the median home price is $145,500.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2024
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Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2025
Neri's Tacos Ask any local where to grab a budget-friendly bite in San Pedro, and they're bound to recommend Neri's Tacos, where authentic Mexican street food reminds you the border is just a stone's throw away.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2025
Choose your own adventure between the king-size pool or on-site pond located on the property's 23 acres, or breathe in some fresh mountain air along the tangle of trails that are situated just a stone's throw away.
—Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2025
In fact, the day of this fire, not a stone's throw away as the crow flies, there was snow right up the mountain here, the same day as this devastating fire here in Altadena.
—NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
Developed with environmentally friendly, biodegradable materials the bungalow is a stone's throw away from the incredible Pekoe Trail—one of Asia’s ‘best kept secrets’.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Few people come to Lamu—two degrees south of the equator, a stone's throw from the Somali border, and at what feels like the edge of the world—without being moved by it.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2024
Just as the Strip cuts through Las Vegas, Sheikh Zayed Road runs through the heart of Dubai and many of the city's major leisure attractions are a stone's throw away from it.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Lockport, a town of several thousand full-time residents, is just a stone's throw away east of Lake Fields, where the median home price is $145,500.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2024
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“A stone's throw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20stone%27s%20throw. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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