NEIGHBOR in a Sentence

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1. We maintain cordial relations with our neighbors.
2. Their new pool made them in the envy of their neighbors.
3. Oman's oil output is not as high as some of its neighbors.
4. Matt's behavior was arousing the interest of the neighbors.
5. One of the neighbors complained about the noise from the party.

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 Meanings and Examples of NEIGHBOR
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
neighbor
 n.  a nearby object of the same kind, a person living near or next door
 v.  be situated next to or very near
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  I don't want you to see them, nor your sisters, nor nobody in this town; if a neighbor was to ask how is your uncles this morning your face would tell something.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII.
2  It was his neighbor, a young Divine, who lived on the same floor.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE
3  The beams glided down the white walls of a neighbor's house, and close by the fresh yellow flowers were growing, shining like gold in the warm sun-rays.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE SNOW QUEEN
4  'Yes, this very day is the fiftieth anniversary of the marriage, said old Granny, sticking her head between the two old people; who thought it was their neighbor who nodded to them.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE ELDERBUSH
5  A sailor's wife, who was always proud and fine, in her way, came to her neighbor, and complained that she had got a splinter in her finger.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE SHADOW
6  The light burnt in the room behind him; and thus it was quite natural that his shadow should fall on his opposite neighbor's wall.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE SHADOW
7  The stranger rose, and his shadow on the opposite neighbor's balcony rose also; the stranger turned round and the shadow also turned round.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE SHADOW
8  Yes, yes, Edmond, that is true, but you forgot at that time a little debt to our neighbor, Caderousse.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2. Father and Son.
9  "Yes, as you see, neighbor Caderousse; and ready to be agreeable to you in any and every way," replied Dantes, but ill-concealing his coldness under this cloak of civility.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2. Father and Son.
10  The young man remarked the greedy glance which shone in the dark eyes of his neighbor.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2. Father and Son.
11  Well, never mind that, neighbor Caderousse; it is not worth while to contradict me for such a trifle as that.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5. The Marriage-Feast.
12  Dantes wished to ascertain whether his neighbor had really ceased to work.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 15. Number 34 and Number 27.
13  Dantes sighed; it was evident that his neighbor distrusted him.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 15. Number 34 and Number 27.
14  Night came; Dantes hoped that his neighbor would profit by the silence to address him, but he was mistaken.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 15. Number 34 and Number 27.
15  My very good friend and excellent neighbor," replied the count, with a smile, "you really exaggerate my trifling exertions.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 38. The Compact.
Example Sentence: (35 in 3 pages)
16  They were compatible neighbors, never quarreling over unimportant matters.
17  Their new pool made them in the envy of their neighbors.
18  I have such friendly neighbors, students, parents of students, homestay families, etc.
19  Oman's oil output is not as high as some of its neighbors.
20  His neighbors' impertinent curiosity about his lack of dates angered Ted; it was downright rude of them to ask him such personal questions.
21  It's hard to characterize the cultural effects, although easier to tally the vital economic impact on China's neighbors.
22  Jesus said the second highest commandment is to love our neighbors as we love ourselves.
23  The nightly incursion and hit-and-run raid of our neighbors across the border tried the patience of the country to the point where we decided to retaliate in force.
24  Anti-social behavior covers incidents such as rowdy and inconsiderate behavior, nuisance neighbors, drinking in the street, littering, abandoned cars and youth disorder.
25  His neighbors denounced him as a wastrel who had dissipated his inheritance.
26  Matt's behavior was arousing the interest of the neighbors.
27  We maintain cordial relations with our neighbors.
28  When she finds the right neighborhood, she interviews neighbors and mail carriers to verify the addresses.
29  One of the neighbors complained about the noise from the party.
30  On a quiet little road in upstate New York, resides an older woman whom neighbors describe as friendly, polite, averse to drama or confrontation.