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

If you have $1 million, your next-door neighbor will have $2 million.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025

LuAnn Haslam, Murphy’s next-door neighbor in Pasadena, said losing her jacaranda felt like a second wave of grief after her home burned down.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

That’s where my next-door neighbor, Ida Peek, got her vegetable patch.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett