next door
Example Sentences
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No one — not his children or your nieces or the next-door neighbor’s second cousin twice removed — has a right to that money.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026
Phuangketkeow later told AFP that Thailand had proposed what it termed "calibrated engagement", saying the country needed to be proactive given its status as Myanmar's next-door neighbour.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
I lived in California for six years and never met my next-door neighbor whose house was 10 feet away from mine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
Huneven’s two houses burned down, along with the home of her next-door neighbor and close friend, the Altadena historian Michele Zack.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
A few minutes later, a woman of the same age as the man, about fifty Dicey guessed, struggled up the steps to the next-door house, carrying two huge bags of groceries.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
