stone's throw

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The 45-year-old Magyar, whose surname means “Hungarian,” grew up in an affluent family of public figures in Budapest’s historic city center, just a stone’s throw from Hungary’s parliament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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

Ynys Gifftan, a tidal island, sits in the picturesque Dwyryd Estuary just a stone's throw from Portmeirion in Gwynedd.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

In his field, just a stone's throw from his house, Kone still works only with a machete and wears open-toed shoes.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

When they had galloped for several minutes without any further noise from the lions Shasta said, "I say! That other horse is galloping beside us now. Only a stone's throw away."

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis