adjacent to
Example Sentences
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Developers may build housing up to nine stories tall for buildings adjacent to certain transit stops, seven stories for buildings within a quarter-mile and six stories for buildings within a half-mile.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The local government has proposed an old tactic to keep high-paying guests at the luxury resort from becoming chum: Putting a shark net adjacent to the beach.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Whether the target would be Carroll, Hoffman, or anyone else adjacent to this case who lightened Trump’s wallet, it wouldn’t be good!
From Slate • May 30, 2026
The property, which is directly adjacent to her primary residence, was snapped up by the star for $1.24 million in 2015, around nine years after she purchased her main abode, according to records.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
The stadium where I played soccer was adjacent to four ramshackle sand courts, used primarily by kitchen girls and kitchen boys on their day off.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
