stone's throw

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And of course, Download is only a stone's throw from East Midlands Airport for metalheads travelling from even further afield.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

More than 40 years ago, the writer of such hits as “Jolene” and “9 to 5” invested millions of dollars to jointly own a theme park a stone’s throw from her childhood home.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

She finished the months-long hike and sat on a white bench near the Bridge of the Gods, a stone’s throw from the spot where, she writes, she’d marry Lindstrom four years later.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

A stone’s throw away from the Roxbury warehouse was a Mexican bakery serving delicacies like conchas and empanadas.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

“The fact is she’s living in a saloon and a stone’s throw from that spooky Miss Sadie’s Divining Parlor. My mother says that place is nothing but a den of iniquity.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool