In the near distance was a single point of light.

And then, in the near distance, space began to ripple.

They appeared to have come from the shadows of the mountain range in the near distance.

City played important role because of two airports in its near distance.

In the near distance I hear a a dog bark.

Just stood off in the near distance and watched as the next players tried to use the things he had shown them.

We heard the clear sound of a trumpet in the near distance.

Mortar fire could be heard again in the near distance.

But she could not make her voice heard above the sounds of mortar fire in the near distance.

She went to the window, looking out at the cluster of houses in the near distance.