How to Use next to in a Sentence
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And then the one next to that went up for sale.
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Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Sit next to him and take a picture.
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Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Place the heels of your palms on the edge, next to your hips.
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Jenessa Connor,
Health,
28 May 2026
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Place 3 chunks of wood next to (not on top of) coals.
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Paula Disbrowe,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 May 2026
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The coat is in an archive box next to us.
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Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
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Reid also lives next to the creek.
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Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Flowers had been laid next to one such spot.
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Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
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All right here, all right next to each other.
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Scott Huver,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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Set a fine-mesh strainer next to the ice bath.
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Nancy Vienneau,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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Lopez works at the tailor shop next to the bar.
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Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Stone bought her condo next to the park four years ago.
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Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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On the trail next to it, there's a sign warning about snakes.
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Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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And right next to her is Colby.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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Place the device across the room, not next to the crib or bed.
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Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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Schott said that dozens of cars are still stacked inside and next to the wreck.
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Caitlin Looby,
Journal Sentinel,
2 May 2024
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Trina Bunger has lived her life next to this smelter.
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Mark Olalde,
ProPublica,
8 May 2026
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Lawyers set up in a home office next to his bedroom.
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Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Ask the person standing next to you on the beach.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Garvin has lived next to his neighbor for 25 years.
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Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Those who park next to a car when the lot is mostly empty.
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Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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People don’t move to our region to live next to oil rigs.
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Shane Weddle,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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Just don't provide it next to a playground.
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Gabriela Vidal,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The passengers next to him are dead.
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Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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And just the vibration, too, of these cranes right next to it.
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John Ramos,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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When Ana María woke up, there was a big hole next to her bed.
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Oriana Van Praag,
New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2026
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The man took an empty seat next to me; the woman sat across from us.
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Sean Gregory,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
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His idol Larry Bird laughed next to him.
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ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Don't plant your roses right next to your boxwood hedge or any woody shrub.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
21 May 2026
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There are some seats at the back, next to the back by the bitcoin machine.
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Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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And anything next to a house that can burn risks taking the house with it.
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Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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If there’s a fault in one, other ones next to it will catch fire.
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The Politics Of Everything,
The New Republic,
18 Jan. 2023
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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There’s a bowl used to mix dough in a bakery area next to the kitchen.
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Cora was crouched next to the oven when Sam found her.
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Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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Her foot was posed next to Jack's in the picture.
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Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Place a bowl of ice water next to stovetop.
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Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Place a bowl of ice water next to the cooktop.
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C.w. Cameron,
AJC.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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There are ranches and homes right next to the garden.
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Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
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No soap at the handwash sink next to the ice machine.
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Share all of your feelings with whomever is next to you.
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Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
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Thank you for paying artists next to nothing!
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Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Amancio was still standing there, next to the door.
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Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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My daughter, in the bedroom next to his, called out for me.
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Melissa Willets,
Parents,
14 Oct. 2025
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For points leagues, simply type in the value next to each stat.
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Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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All seat tickets, next to each other.
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Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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One stands next to Brooks’s limp body and attempts to find a pulse.
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Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Chemicals were stored next to food across from the cook’s line.
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Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Missy was on the couch, and Aaliyah just went and sat next to her.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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One live roach on a kitchen wall next to the three-compartment sink.
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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Both ponds are a short walk from the splash park with one right next to the park's shelter.
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Gillian Stawiszynski,
The Enquirer,
31 Aug. 2025
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People would leave one show and tell people in line for the next to stay away.
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Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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