neighbor

Example Sentences

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Addis has been looking to its neighbor and on-again, off-again enemy, Eritrea, a small pariah state to the east with a relatively long Red Sea coastline.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

As a neighbor of Iran and a Sunni-majority country with historic links to the Gulf Arab states, Pakistan is well placed to act as a broker for peace talks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“It doesn’t matter what party governs,” a neighbor told her as they stood around on the sidewalk, escaping the darkness of their homes as the blackout stretched on.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

They began to do research on their neighbor, their abutter.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

And the Soviet Union, Germany’s geographic neighbor, was very worried about it.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein