next-door neighbor

Example Sentences

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And how can we look our next-door neighbor in the eye when she comes to examine the giant empty scar where her house once stood?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

In 2015, Hopwood Hall’s next-door neighbor, Hopwood Hall College, a vocational school looking to expand, had passed on the chance to buy the Hall from the Council, the longtime owner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

But you weren’t doing it so you could be raised in the esteem of your next-door neighbor or in-laws; you did it because you felt it was the right thing to do.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

They describe their next-door neighbor as an uncle.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

I told Joey about what happened as soon as our next-door neighbor, Mrs. Davidson, brought her home from Sunday school.

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis