around the corner

Example Sentences

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Crosson lives around the corner from Nancy Guthrie but does not know the family.

From BBC

“One doesn’t want a society in which the only reason people do things is because there’s a policeman around the corner or some harridan is going to attack you if you don’t do it. But there does need to be some kind of agreement on lots of little things. And if there isn’t, then what you get is something that’s rather unpleasant.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Around the corner along the Via Orefici, which dates to the Middle Ages, many of the neighborhood’s trendy boutiques have hung neon signs with the Games logo, proclaiming themselves proud sponsors of the Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times

"I sort of creeped around the corner, subtly, quietly creeping and then he jumped out from behind somewhere and he was right there," the woman continues.

From BBC

At the top of the stairs, they turned right and walked around the corner.

From Literature