neck of the woods
Example Sentences
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Orab, in Baker’s neck of the woods, the company proposing the data center isn’t known to the public.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
And he took a break and headed over to our neck of the woods on the Paramount lot to show everybody a cut of a scene that they had just wrapped for “Paradise.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025
Cherry-flavored coffees, teas and matchas are all the rage at some of the local coffee shops in my neck of the woods, which I've been a big proponent of this spring.
From Salon • May 6, 2025
He was dealing with major seasonal drift on calendars used in his neck of the woods.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024
Because bumping into people is all I seem to do in this neck of the woods.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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