in the neighborhood
Example Sentences
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During those house-sitting stretches in the neighborhood, I started feeling, embarrassingly quickly, like something of a local.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
“You smell all types of stuff around here,” said Barry Jenkins, a resident who has lived in the neighborhood for more than 50 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
He grew up in the neighborhood, which was named for a dynamite manufacturer that once had a factory there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
A man who lived in the neighborhood, Sean Stanek, would recall a pale, “whacked-out” Blake pounding on his door and screaming, “You’ve gotta help me!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The houses in the neighborhood had a miserable look.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
