How to Use nearby in a Sentence

nearby

adverb or adjective

• Drumming to the beat of the records sets off a synced light show in the fountain nearby.
  — Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 18 July 2023
• Her husband, who was nearby, did not go to the house to help his wife.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
• For a more leisurely ride, try the Col de Soller nearby.
  — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2023
• But in Dallas-Fort Worth and nearby, this week should be the peak of the season.
  — Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
• Wong Wei, who lives nearby, said his friend had gone to the dance club that night with a few friends.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2023
• Grab this stylish Cloud Hoodie and make sure to have it nearby all through the fall.
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 16 Nov. 2022
• Make sure to have the lights on and a friend nearby to reassure you that all is well.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
• There is a park nearby, some of my favorite places to eat, and a cool brewery that is new to me.
  — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
• Tents have been set up nearby for those displaced by the landslide, the Red Cross said.
  — Reuters, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
• Have your résumé and a pen and paper nearby to take notes.
  — Annette Richmond, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
• The deputy secured the scene, and Young An told him her husband was still somewhere in the woods nearby.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2022
• Roughly four shots can be heard in the video, and the teen falls onto his left side, with the object on the ground nearby.
  — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2023
• That horse that killed Colby wasn’t buried, but is instead left to serve as a snack for the wolves nearby.
  — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
• Finley was found nearby and pronounced dead at the scene.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Aug. 2022
• In the final image shared in the post, the dog and deer are on a lawn, with the canine lying on the grass and the deer standing nearby.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
• Tire tracks on the right-of-way led to a second similar pile nearby.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 21 Dec. 2023
• The officer said that the man’s brother’s house was nearby, too.
  — The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2023
• There was a doctor nearby who would come every two or three days to check in on us.
  — Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
• And don’t miss the beauty at nearby Pendleton and Pace Point Overlooks.
  — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023
• The mine—and others nearby—draw huge amounts of water from the aquifers and streams of the Atacama.
  — Vince Beiser, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
• But take note that you may be asked for a cable provider login, so make sure to have that nearby.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 24 Nov. 2022
• Rachel still lives in the house that used to belong to their dead mother, while Maggie lives nearby.
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
• Also nearby is the Duck Pond, which has a large pond with fountains, and play structures.
  — Amy Worden, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
• An Indy 500 pace car will be parked nearby for those who want to snap a photo.
  — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 20 May 2024
• One man nearby hovered over Andridge and told him to shut his mouth.
  — Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 26 Oct. 2024
• All the children and grands support this move, because none of us live nearby.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2023
• This is why there are always dogs that collapse even though there is a lake nearby.
  — Stella Marie Hombach, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2022
• The gunman shot his mother to death at their home nearby before going to the school.
  — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2022
• After the gunfire, a man and a girl were detained in an airport parking garage nearby.
  — arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024
• In other Ramses-centric news, an excavation in Egypt unearthed the upper half of an enormous statue of the pharaoh, which lines up perfectly with the lower section of a sculpture found nearby in 1930.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Jan 2025