next door
Example Sentences
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Phuangketkeow later told AFP that Thailand had proposed what it termed "calibrated engagement", saying the country needed to be proactive given its status as Myanmar's next-door neighbour.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
Jean Bell, 77, recalled how in January 2025 neighbours found water pipes had burst in the bungalow next-door.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
They’re all Missouri’s next-door neighbors, and nearby Mississippi is on a path to zero, too.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
When he was young, he told his next-door neighbors it was his dream to live in it one day.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
The white-haired woman, who’d been their friendly, chatty next-door neighbor for as long as Emma could remember, walked by without even looking at them.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
