vicinity
Example Sentences
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How anyone else in their vicinity is affected by their actions is an afterthought.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Unite argued it genuinely believed the injunction only applied to protests in the immediate vicinity of the depots, not further along collection routes.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
On Monday, Dubai’s civil aviation again temporarily suspended flights following a drone incident that caused a fire at a fuel tank in the vicinity of the airport.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Some record the interactions of immigration agents pulling over and stopping residents, while others yell, blow whistles and warn people in the vicinity to avoid the area.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
So while she waited, she read her magazines in his vicinity, being very obvious, even to me.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
Vocabulary lists containing vicinity
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