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a stone throw away vs a stone's throw away

Both "a stone throw away" and "a stone's throw away" are correct, but the more common and accepted phrase is "a stone's throw away." The possessive form with 's is the standard way to express the distance in this idiom.

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a stone throw away

This phrase is correct but less common than the alternative.

This phrase is used to describe a short distance, usually emphasizing how close something is.
  • Despite Tomin's reassurances, the idea of spending a day in the village with Seevis just a stone throw away made me nervous.
  • Dallas is but a stone's throw away, Careles.
  • They're a stone's throw away.
  • I got you a's just a stone's throw away from the president himself.
  • My point is that three of the Blaise-Hamilton children were murdered a stone's throw away from this cottage.
  • The building was nestled in the heart of the Military Industrial Complex with the National Reconnaissance Office and Raytheon just a stone's throw away.
  • The most serious problem is that incidents have been reported where atrocities have been committed a stone's throw away from the bases of UN forces.
  • [The river just a stone's throw away promised cooling refreshment.]
  • Serial monogamist is just a stone's throw away from being "the marrying kind."
  • And why, two days before that, would someone make a phone call to his wife from a motel in Portland, a stone's throw away from the airport, out of which, shortly after, Flight 305 was hijacked by one D.B. Cooper.
  • Well, just a stone's throw away, just one bridge or a tunnel ride, just outside the big, bustling city, there is a place with wide-open spaces, friendly natives, and spacious dwellings.
  • Don't throw away the gun.
  • Chris, never throw away your tickets.
  • Don't throw away your whole life.
  • Never throw away old shower caps.
  • I'll throw away your favorite skirt and never admit it.
  • People throw away all kinds of things.
  • We're too close to throw away what we got.
  • Don't throw away my tadpoles.
  • It was a lightweight, throw-away song, as important as fashion.

Alternatives:

  • a stone's throw away

a stone's throw away

This phrase is the more common and accepted version of the idiom.

This phrase is used to describe a short distance, usually emphasizing how close something is. The possessive form with 's is the standard way to express the distance in this idiom.
  • Dallas is but a stone's throw away, Careles.
  • They're a stone's throw away.
  • I got you a's just a stone's throw away from the president himself.
  • My point is that three of the Blaise-Hamilton children were murdered a stone's throw away from this cottage.
  • The building was nestled in the heart of the Military Industrial Complex with the National Reconnaissance Office and Raytheon just a stone's throw away.
  • [The river just a stone's throw away promised cooling refreshment.]
  • And why, two days before that, would someone make a phone call to his wife from a motel in Portland, a stone's throw away from the airport, out of which, shortly after, Flight 305 was hijacked by one D.B. Cooper.
  • The most serious problem is that incidents have been reported where atrocities have been committed a stone's throw away from the bases of UN forces.
  • Serial monogamist is just a stone's throw away from being "the marrying kind."
  • Well, just a stone's throw away, just one bridge or a tunnel ride, just outside the big, bustling city, there is a place with wide-open spaces, friendly natives, and spacious dwellings.

Alternatives:

  • a stone throw away

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