neighbor

Example Sentences

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Addis has been looking to its neighbor and on-again, off-again enemy, Eritrea, a small pariah state to the east with a relatively long Red Sea coastline.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Before the war began Feb. 28, the U.A.E. saw Iran as a difficult neighbor with a logic to its political positions, one of the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Alfredo said, “He’s absolutely the worst neighbor I’ve ever had in my life.”

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Steve, I think it’s more like we both had this rich neighbor named Xerox and I broke into his house to steal the TV set and found out that you had already stolen it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Leo looks like a neighbor man who remembers every kid’s birthday and dresses up like Santa for the Salvation Army.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes