neck of woods
Example Sentences
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There are a good many people in our neck of woods who would like mighty well to know.
From The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush by Lynde, Francis
About a mile away, on the other side of this neck of woods, wherein Robin had been trapped, was a little tumbledown cottage.
From Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker (Joseph Walker)
He an’ I, Nuck, trapped this neck of woods together before the settlement was started.
From With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga by Foster, W. Bertram
Every other railroad in this neck of woods is skinned, and M'Grath is having the time of his life trying to hold our levies together.
From Empire Builders by Hambidge, Jay
The beggars were trying to approach unseen, though, I guess, for they were sneaking round a neck of woods so as to take advantage of that arroyo that runs almost up to the mine.
From The Border Boys Across the Frontier by Goldfrap, John Henry
