Their mere proximity had already weathered his face somewhat, turning it faintly green in emulation of the panties.
This time, instead of a journey into the earth, mere proximity to the glacier opens up access to unexpected, cosmic mysteries.
Somehow the mere proximity of the place filled Joan with a sense of horror and she said so.
But the mere proximity of the other woman made her body tremble.
Emotions she couldn't afford to dwell on now, no matter how much her heartbeat accelerated at his mere proximity.
For all I knew, mere proximity might set the whole thing off again.
But I had in mind a feature odder than mere geographical proximity.
It was dirty, even more so than would result from the mere proximity of his decaying body.
Therefore the mere proximity of the Staff harms them.
Her mere proximity caused my pulses to pulse.