shouting distance
noun
: a short distance : easy reach
—usually used with within
lived within shouting distance of her cousins
Examples of shouting distance in a Sentence
We live within shouting distance of my parents.
he's within shouting distance of being the winningest coach in college basketball history
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Believe it or not, despite the major market averages still within shouting distance of all-time highs, the latest weekly Sentiment Survey from the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) showed only 19.4% of folks on Main Street were bullish.
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John Buckingham, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Nobody expected the Sixers to be within shouting distance of keeping this pick.
—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
But here and there amid the Palisades and Eaton fires, in places not protected by the private fire crews of the wealthy, a home survived – an apparent miracle – raising questions about how one structure can make it through while others within shouting distance burn to the ground.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
The fact that the Rangers are still in shouting distance after that awful stretch also shows how weak the wild-card race is.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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John Buckingham, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Nobody expected the Sixers to be within shouting distance of keeping this pick.
—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
But here and there amid the Palisades and Eaton fires, in places not protected by the private fire crews of the wealthy, a home survived – an apparent miracle – raising questions about how one structure can make it through while others within shouting distance burn to the ground.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
The fact that the Rangers are still in shouting distance after that awful stretch also shows how weak the wild-card race is.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shouting distance
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“Shouting distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shouting%20distance. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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