neck of woods
Example Sentences
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Jim always uses bear's-paw shoes, and I don't believe there are more than half a dozen other pairs in this neck of woods.
From The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp by Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)
The cold frosts are beginning to leave their imprints; already snow is capping the mountain-tops, and God help us if we get winter-bound in this "neck of woods."
From Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive by Burnett, Alf
In this neck of woods a man is liable to get himself disliked if he shoots off his mouth too prevalent.
From A Texas Ranger by Raine, William MacLeod
As he left the marsh and crossed from a neck of woods to the lake shore he saw two moving objects far out upon the ice.
From Ungava Bob A Winter's Tale by Wallace, Dillon
"Didn't know you were down in this neck of woods, Waring," he said pleasantly, as they shook hands.
From Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) by Raine, William MacLeod
