How to Use in the vicinity of in a Sentence

in the vicinity of

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  • Both sides have blamed the other for attacks in the vicinity of the plant.
    — Leila Sackur, NBC News, 7 May 2023
  • Four toddlers under the age of five were in the vicinity of the gun, police said.
    — Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 2 July 2024
  • Those who were in the vicinity of the animal but did not touch it are not at risk.
    — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The Fed projects that inflation will sink to 2.4% next year, in the vicinity of its 2% target.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The skies were dark enough in the vicinity of the eclipsed sun that stars were visible, including the bright planets Jupiter and Venus.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2024
  • The ball hit in the vicinity of the yellow line at the top of the wall and caromed back into play with Wiemer scoring easily.
    — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2023
  • What else is in the vicinity of those two locations that can keep you occupied during the rest of the day?
    — Allie Volpe, Vox, 18 June 2024
  • There’s even a boat billboard stationed in the vicinity of the stadium.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The remains of five crew members were found, but have not yet been identified, in the vicinity of Yakushima, the Air Force said.
    — Lauren Minore, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The deaths occurred in the vicinity of Highway 99, a major north-south route for the Central Valley, which was flooded by the storm.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023
  • In the summer of 1999, a pathologist at the Bronx Zoo noticed an unusual number of dead crows in the vicinity of the zoo.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2024
  • But hardly for our city, especially those who live, work and play in the vicinity of this hellscape.
    — Dallas News, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The debris was found in the vicinity of the village of Plauru, according to the Defense Ministry.
    — Amar Nadhir, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
  • In the darkness of night, 104 people were rescued, and brought to shore on the Mayan Queen IV, a luxury yacht that was sailing in the vicinity of the shipwreck.
    — Renata Brito, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2023
  • Written reports of a monster in the vicinity of Scotland's famed Loch Ness first arose in the sixth century.
    — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 24 July 2023
  • Officers even went to the homes of people whose phones’ geolocation records placed them in the vicinity of protests.
    — Christina Knight, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Then, a missile hit in the courtyard behind the building, followed by another missile in the vicinity of the first strike.
    — Jeremy Barr, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
  • NJTransit shared a photo of a brushfire in the vicinity of County Rd.
    — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 20 June 2024
  • He was located in the vicinity of the bank about two hours later and taken into custody.
    — Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 10 May 2023
  • The activity seemingly ceased in 2017, at least in the vicinity of Malaysia, but started up again this year.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2023
  • The activity seemingly ceased in 2017, at least in the vicinity of Malaysia, but started up again this year.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2023
  • She was stopped in the vicinity of Waukegan Road and Main Street when police observed the headlight violation.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Dahshur is the southernmost of the great pyramid necropolises of the Old Kingdom in the vicinity of the ancient capital of Memphis.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Originating from outside the solar system, the meteor moved at a speed two times faster than nearly all of the stars in the vicinity of the sun, Loeb said.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
  • Macy said several shell casings were found on Alexander Place in the vicinity of the house party.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 5 May 2024
  • Hamas said on its social media platforms that its snipers and mortar teams had fired at Israeli forces in the vicinity of the hospital.
    — Patrick Kingsley Avishag Shaar-Yashuv, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Today, money-market funds are the answer to the question of where to put your money that is safe—and that also gives investors yields in the vicinity of 4% to 5% yearly.
    — Larry Light, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2023
  • As always, there is a bonfire for the crew to dance in the vicinity of, as is required by international maritime law.
    — Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Police said Baca was in the vicinity of the fire and observed near the fire department’s equipment by witnesses.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 21 July 2023
  • While the temperatures in the vicinity of Jupiter can plunge to -400°F, the water in the ocean is kept liquid as a result of tidal forces: as Europa orbits Jupiter, it is held fast in the planet’s tight gravitational grip.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024

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