How to Use neighbor in a Sentence

neighbor

1 of 2 noun
  • Canada is a neighbor of the U.S.
  • We invited our friends and neighbors.
  • Venus is Earth's nearest neighbor.
  • Our neighbor is a very nice man.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Your neighbors may even call you rude.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
  • That goes for you and your new neighbors.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The neighbor found both of the dogs dead.
    — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • In the face of chaos, neighbors stepped up.
    — April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • There were neighbors who tried to steal your crop.
    — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
  • Sure, good fences make good neighbors.
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Talk to your neighbors and see the good in them.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The neighbor didn’t take that well.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • But neighbors, at this point, have had enough.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Same with the neighbor's porch.
    — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • Mauve and taupe used to be our wild and crazy neighbors.
    — Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • She was left in the care of a neighbor most of the time.
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • Craig Clark is a good neighbor to have.
    — Gabriel J. Sánchez, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
  • While her shed is in tack, her neighbor's right next door was blown to pieces.
    — Mamie Bah, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • One of my neighbors here is a deputy for the sheriff.
    — Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • One of my neighbors here is a deputy for the sheriff.
    — Joshua Rhett Miller jesus Mesa gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • They were alerted to that scene by a neighbor.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Our downstairs neighbors ask what all the noise is about.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Your spouse, children and neighbor will take the mic.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Where were all these new neighbors supposed to live?
    — Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Many neighbors still don’t like talking about the case.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 May 2026
  • But when push comes to shove, people show up for their neighbors.
    — Christine Lennon, Architectural Digest, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The children then ran to a neighbor’s house.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Other neighbors ran out the doors with their arms over their heads.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • One neighbor got him some lettuce.
    — Alina Hartounian, NPR, 18 May 2026
  • Trust me, your ears (and your neighbors) are gonna thank you later.
    — PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025

neighbor

2 of 2 verb
  • On the ground floor, a 20-seat bar will neighbor a stage that hosts nightly live music.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Nearly two dozen guests had to be moved to a neighboring hotel in the middle of the night.
    — Maria Lisignoli, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The first house was destroyed along with a neighboring one that caught fire, and a third home was damaged in the blast.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • There are trails on the property, a stream cutting through the woods, and no neighboring houses in sight.
    — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026
  • His trip included a stopover in neighboring Guyana.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • Maduro has even threatened to invade neighboring Guyana.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The Soviet team, in blood red, squares off against the neighboring Finns, in serene white and blue.
    — Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Jain looks to neighboring San Jose as an example on keeping the costs down.
    — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Iran also sent civilian aircraft to park in neighboring Afghanistan.
    — James Laporta, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • Iran also sent civilian aircraft to park in neighboring Afghanistan.
    — CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • For dinner and a small fee, Mother got an old woman from a neighboring village to come by with a small drum.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The news was overshadowed by the Iran war that had spilled over into neighboring Iraq.
    — ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Mekrabech, 30, had come from Lyon, in neighboring France.
    — CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • In the corner of the frame, a pack of blue and yellow crayons neighbored a fork while a hand reached across the rows of professional athletes.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023
  • There's no state law that says two neighboring municipalities can't share a moniker.
    — Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The private airport in neighboring Samedan fills up with private jets (40 came this year).
    — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
  • How does the war seem to be affecting the attitude of Iran’s neighboring Arab states?
    — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The virus has also reached neighboring Uganda, which has confirmed seven cases and one death.
    — ABC News, 28 May 2026
  • The virus also has reached neighboring Uganda, which has confirmed seven cases and one death.
    — Evelyne Musambi, Fortune, 29 May 2026
  • For now, most myrrh from this part of eastern Ethiopia is purchased by traders from neighboring Somalia.
    — ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • That’s why the retailer is doubling down on the market by expanding to a neighboring villa house.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Last month, three separate avalanches in neighboring Austria killed eight skiers.
    — CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • But the water features had to be filled in when oil from the neighboring La Brea Tar Pits seeped up.
    — David Allen, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The teen suspect, from neighboring Garwood, has not been identified.
    — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Rescue workers from neighboring Thailand arrived at the site over the weekend.
    — ABC News, 27 May 2026
  • Arizonans may be able to see the first rocket launch of the month from neighboring California.
    — Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The incident could strain relations between the two nations amid the war in neighboring Iran.
    — Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The project, whose construction has just begun, jogs through neighboring Jersey City.
    — Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • After searching the flood channel, deputies said Piza was found about 5 miles away in the neighboring city of Perris.
    — Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The team’s take on a classic tiramisu uses neighboring Summit Coffee.
    — Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026

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