shouting distance
Example Sentences
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The Parker Solar Probe has flown within shouting distance of the sun.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025
By sunrise they had made their way to the bottom of the steep face the woman was trapped on, and they were within shouting distance of her, but they still couldn’t reach her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
But I was surprised when I arrived to find it well within shouting distance of several homes.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2025
So the hero of Queens, No. 41, will be within shouting distance of the hero of Brooklyn, who famously wore No. 42.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
Scores of migrants cling to the train, but no one is within shouting distance.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
