shouting distance

Example Sentences

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The Parker Solar Probe has flown within shouting distance of the sun.

From Slate

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

But I was surprised when I arrived to find it well within shouting distance of several homes.

From BBC

Within shouting distance from the deck, CEO Mikael Petterson said they would be sailing off "any minute now".

From BBC

Where the two sides were even within shouting distance of each other was vanishingly small, if it existed at all.

From New York Times