vicinity
Example Sentences
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Instead, they survived the crash only to stumble, separately, upon Craigh na Dun, which transported them to the time, and general vicinity, of Jamie’s parents’ courtship.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Clive Johnston, 78, from Melmount Road, Sion Mills in County Tyrone, held an open-air service in a safe access zone within the vicinity of Causeway Hospital on 7 July 2024.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
The noise - lasting and deafening - rose up and swirled around like a typhoon, gathering up everybody in its vicinity, delirious Hearts folk thrilled to be sucked into the vortex.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
Modern warfare in Europe and the Middle East showed that nations under attack and those in the vicinity remain vulnerable to aerial threats from missiles and drones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
When the operative told her that he was looking to buy a house in the vicinity, she mentioned that William Hale “controlled everything” in these parts.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Vocabulary lists containing vicinity
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