next-door neighbor

Example Sentences

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Liz and Malcolm have an affectionate, spiky rapport — she seems a bit guarded, unsure about surrendering to his proclamations of love — but the dynamic radically shifts once Malcolm’s next-door neighbor appears.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

In 2015, Hopwood Hall’s next-door neighbor, Hopwood Hall College, a vocational school looking to expand, had passed on the chance to buy the Hall from the Council, the longtime owner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

But you weren’t doing it so you could be raised in the esteem of your next-door neighbor or in-laws; you did it because you felt it was the right thing to do.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

Outie Mark knew Ms. Cobel as his next-door neighbor, Mrs. Selvig, never recognizing that she was also his boss — ever present, always watching.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2025

Pastor Curtis came to the house with an even bigger Bible than Big Ma’s black Bible and married our grandmother to her next-door neighbor in the living room.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia