close by
idiom
: at a short distance away
Don't worry: if anything happens I'll be (standing) close by.
They're building a school close by.
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As a special government employee, Musk was limited to 130 days in service to Trump and spent much of the start of the new administration close by the president’s side.
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Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 29 May 2025
Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:
In February 2025, a 1,683-square-foot home on Cashew Way in Fremont sold for $1,535,000, a price per square foot of $912.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
The boy was silent, sticking close by his mother, tears welling.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
But his celebrations as the tie turned were so aggressively exuberant that some people close by felt he should be removed.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 29 May 2025
Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:
In February 2025, a 1,683-square-foot home on Cashew Way in Fremont sold for $1,535,000, a price per square foot of $912.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
The boy was silent, sticking close by his mother, tears welling.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
But his celebrations as the tie turned were so aggressively exuberant that some people close by felt he should be removed.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for close by
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“Close by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20by. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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