How to Use close by in a Sentence

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• As a whole, homebuyers want views and privacy, but still want neighbors close by.
  — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2024
• The sale, which is expected to close by the second quarter of next year, will leave Playtech to mostly operate as a software provider to other gambling companies.
  — Robert Olsen, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
• In the pic, Khai wore a white T-shirt and shorts with pink cowboy boots and had cute braids at the front of her long brown hair, while her mom stood close by, smiling in a white sleeveless T-shirt and cargo pants.
  — Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
• The two sides expect the deal to close by the end of 2024’s first quarter.
  — Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 22 Nov. 2023
• The deal is expected to close by the first half of 2025.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 July 2024
• The purchase is expected to close by the end of the year.
  — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 20 June 2023
• Liquor stores will close by 8 p.m. throughout the month of March.
  — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2024
• The city’s shelter there is slated to close by the end of March.
  — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Jan. 2023
• The rooms were large, and his friends from the encampment were close by.
  — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2023
• Just over three months later, the same killer struck again — and close by.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
• That deal is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2025.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 May 2024
• Tears streamed down her cheeks, framed close by the camera phone.
  — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
• The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 9 Aug. 2023
• If the deal fails to close by Sept. 15, the breakup fee could increase to $4.5 billion, the filing said.
  — Brian Fung, CNN, 19 July 2023
• The purchase is expected to close by the end of March next year.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2023
• Plants set to close by 2032 are exempt from the new standards.
  — Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
• Keep in Mind An adult will need to be close by to convert the chair into a bed and back again.
  — Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
• The Style stores will close by November 9th, Kish says.
  — Jay Peters, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2023
• The transaction is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2025.
  — Jill R. Shah, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
• The transaction is expected to close by the end of this year.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2024
• The Grinding Rocks Trail is an easy route that passes close by the river.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
• And not everyone has friends close by who are into the same team.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2023
• But that plant is scheduled to close by 2036 as the nation shifts away from burning coal.
  — Brad Plumer Benjamin Rasmussen, New York Times, 11 June 2024
• The store is expected to close by March 10, Walmart said.
  — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023
• His 52-year-old wife Maggie was shot four or five times with a rifle close by.
  — CBS News, 26 Jan. 2023
• For a short hike close by, head to Shadmoor State Park, home to body-chill-evoking views from the swirling trails along the Atlantic.
  — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2024
• The ones that remained were no longer close by; workers had to travel long distances to get to work.
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 19 Sep. 2023
• As people began to move to the exits, Beer and her friend went to their car, which was close by in the VIP parking area.
  — Anna Schecter, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2023
• Financial terms of the deal also weren’t disclosed, but UPS said at the time the deal is expected to close by the end of the year.
  — Denny Jacob, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2023
• That sale is expected to close by the end of September.
  — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2023

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024