How to Use neck of the woods in a Sentence

neck of the woods

noun phrase
  • Now Corenswet returns the favor by crossing over into her neck of the woods.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
  • And that’s exactly why so many of our favorite Christmas movies have been filmed in our neck of the woods.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 19 June 2026
  • Other immediate plans involve pal Al Roker, who’s also in this neck of the woods.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Such visitors offer astronomers a rare opportunity to study objects that may be unlike anything found in our own cosmic neck of the woods.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
  • For a more specific answer in your neck of the woods, Holran suggests contacting your local utility.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
  • For a more specific answer in your neck of the woods, Holran suggests contacting your local utility.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • The unconventional configuration of spacetime in Kasq's neck of the woods offers a unique opportunity.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The man who made the first great kale salad in the Hudson Valley (now every restaurant within 100 miles serves one) is a ubiquitous presence in this neck of the woods, coaching kids soccer and catering the memorials when our dear friends pass away.
    — Gary Shteyngart, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Carol lives in an upscale corner of Albuquerque, and while her cul-de-sac does bear a passing resemblance to the Schraders’ neck of the woods on Breaking Bad, Gilligan and his crew built their residential neighborhood from the ground up, brick by brick.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Gatlinburg, Tennessee From Gatlinburg’s distilleries and amusement parks to Great Smoky Mountain National Park’s waterfalls and wildlife, this neck of the woods is a destination with no equal.
    — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Head over to this neck of the woods for wild waves at Cape Disappointment State Park, biscuit sandwiches and coffee from Seaview Biscuit Company, and all-seasons glamping at Snow Peak Campfield.
    — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
  • The Missouri State Bears are taking well to their new neck of the woods in the Conference USA and Football Bowl Subdivision — at least a win at Marshall on Saturday would seem to suggest.
    — Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The War of the Two Caesars also serves as a nice mirror for everything going down with the Brotherhood, Elder Cleric Quintus still hellbent on usurping the Commonwealth despite the arrival of Kumail Nanjiani’s Paladin Xander Harkness, an emissary from that neck of the woods.
    — Jack King, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025

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