The railroad station is only a stone's throw from our house
Word origin
[1575–85]This word is first recorded in the period 1575–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: energy, formula, medium, snug, stripper
Examples of 'stone's throw' in a sentence
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It's a stone's throw from the beach.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
What about the strangers wandering a stone's throw from your house?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But there's a host of independent eateries within a stone's throw.
The Sun (2014)
It's family friendly and the beach is a stone's throw away.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They're within a stone's throw of each other.
canada.com (2008)
I had hoped to see an island's lighthouse, a stone's throw off shore.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The restaurant is only a stone's throw from the shoreline.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
One property he saw was just a stone's throw from a primary school.
The Sun (2013)
The lodges purport, with limited originality, to be a stone's throw from the beach.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
A stone's throw from the foot of the funicular, dinner awaits.