Sample sentences for PROXIMITY

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Definition

close together — in space or time

They selected the offices for their proximity to D.C. political power.

We like the neighborhood because of its proximity to the University.
It occurred to me that he had been very slowly bending toward her all evening to attain this proximity, and even while I watched I saw him stoop one ultimate degree and kiss at her cheek.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The Great Gatsby

proximity = nearness (being near her rather than in another room or across the room)

My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbor's lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires — all for eighty dollars a month.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The Great Gatsby
From Macerinus to Mazarin the proximity was tempting.
Dumas, Alexandre -- Ten Years Later
The doctor, much disquieted, resolved to ascend so as to escape this dangerous proximity.
Verne, Jules -- Five Weeks in a Balloon
It was youth and poverty and proximity...
Cather, Willa -- Alexander's Bridge
Both Alyss and Redd may have been strengthened by their proximity to the Heart Crystal, but Alyss could see that she was the stronger of the two.
Frank Beddor -- The Looking Glass Wars
I flinched, rattled from the proximity of live ammo.
Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl -- Beautiful Creatures
It may be a disagreeable proximity; it's one, at any rate, of our own deliberate making.
Henry James -- The Portrait of a Lady - Volumes 1 & 2
It's hard when he's in such close proximity, but I do my best to focus and process his confession.
Colleen Hoover -- Slammed
Proximity did not equal protection, and any slip could mean disaster for the entire family.
Nicholas D. Kristof -- Half the Sky
Within, noblemen in my proximity would beg me to dance.
Gail Carson Levine -- Ella Enchanted
I tried not to squirm at his proximity and his assumption that I would be fine with it.
Alexandra Bracken -- The Darkest Minds
Even the struggle of resisting his proximity had been a link to him, a price to pay, a victory achieved in his name.
Ayn Rand -- Atlas Shrugged
From the moment's glimpse, it was derived that they had been unaware of the proximity of their dark-suited foes or had mistaken the direction.
Stephen Crane -- The Red Badge of Courage
I'll add a proximity parameter and remove the title weighting.
Dan Brown -- The Da Vinci Code
And, by making Dawes edge away from his own close proximity, he worked him to the door.
D.H. Lawrence -- Sons and Lovers
But despite the relative proximity of the bus to civilization, for all practical purposes McCandless was cut off from the rest of the world.
Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild
It may be a disagreeable proximity; it's one, at any rate, of our own deliberate making.
Henry James -- The Portrait of a Lady - Volume 2

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