neck of woods
Example Sentences
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"Didn't know you were down in this neck of woods, Waring," he said pleasantly, as they shook hands.
From Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) by Raine, William MacLeod
I know the mountain and the neck of woods around the summit.
From In Secret by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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)
"No, by the neck of woods under the peak."
From In Secret by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
I know a neck of woods leading within a hundred yards of the cottages.
From The Sword of Antietam A Story of the Nation's Crisis by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
