How to Use next-door in a Sentence

next-door

1 of 2 adjective
  • Its next-door wine bar remains open.
    — Deputy Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The kitten is now with a next-door neighbor.
    — Barry Pintar, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • The babysitters count the kids' heads and there's this next-door neighbor kid who has one scene.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
  • Life and death are next-door neighbors in Saunders’ world.
    — Dean Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The suspect lives in the apartment next-door with his mother.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • My next-door neighbor lived in a sprawling old house that was always full of life.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The next-door neighbors have played just three times in the last half-century.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
  • Their next-door wine bar, Kippered, remains open.
    — Deputy Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • My next-door neighbor has two young children and often seems to be stressed out.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
  • My brother is my next-door neighbor, and my parents are just down the street from us.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024
  • Not your best friend’s boyfriend, who is also your next-door neighbor who used to have a crush on you!
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Her next-door neighbors have two sons, who have helped out many times with shoveling snow.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Yes, rush-hour commutes are a pain and the next-door neighbors might be too close for comfort.
    — David Martindale, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Caroline imagined a girl-next-door type.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Cooper, his next-door neighbor on the line, was not as highly touted.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Ashford will play Jade, Gus’ next-door neighbor.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The gathering was meant to impress his wealthy next-door neighbors.
    — Anne Stein, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Dec. 2023
  • At the top of the stairs stood a pale, dark-eyed girl about my age, presumably my noisy next-door neighbour.
    — Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The $15 drink will be served frozen, which should pair nicely with a view of the restaurant’s next-door pool.
    — Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Kiki on the River is about to get a glamorous new next-door neighbor.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
  • My next-door neighbor has seen Lali many times but never Nini.
    — Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Mahaffee and Davis grew up as next-door neighbors in Waukegan.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
  • Listen to Doug Watts, Roy’s next-door neighbor and best friend.
    — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 25 June 2025
  • At dusk, my next-door neighbors set up their firepit, and neighbors on the block all gravitated over.
    — Dylan Tupper Rupert, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Their next-door neighbor, the Tipsy Steer, is planning to stay open.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
  • His next-door neighbor, a fellow named Roger Staubach, had dropped by for a visit.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • His family’s back yard is littered with shingles from the roof and parts of their next-door neighbor’s tree.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2025
  • But there's also this very carefree, casual, real side, the girl-next-door side.
    — Anika Reed, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Our next-door neighbor passed away in July 2021 and didn’t leave a will.
    — Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Borland said her well and those of her next-door neighbors have some of the worst contamination.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023

next door

2 of 2 adverb
  • He bought the house next door.
  • I'll be staying in the room next door.
  • Canada is right next door to the U.S.
  • Moretz is ready next door as well.
    — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The two men camped next door stepped in.
    — Chester Chatfield, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Now, her new shop will be right next door.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • The store is next door to Vuori.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • Now the abode next door is up for sale, as well.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
  • But the real draw may be next door.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • That is truly the girl next door.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • The twins live next door to each other.
    — Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 6 May 2026
  • Your customers might live next door.
    — Samuel Mueller, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Join, stay in, talk to the teacher next door.
    — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
  • There was some slight damage to a home next door.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Reed opened his gallery just next door to Voloshyn last fall.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
  • Patafio lives next door to the Loughlins.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Denise Richter lives next door but wasn’t home at the time of the fire.
    — Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Jan. 2022
  • Lubbe House stands next door to that structure.
    — Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Stop for a bite at the cafe next door or at the gift shop for a souvenir.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Late lunch break at the place next door to my office and catch up on the news.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Netflix is about to get a new next door neighbor.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 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
  • Tom and Sue Jansen live next door to Dahl.
    — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Their theaters are next door to each other.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
  • His cousin lives in a home next door to the construction site.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The woman had to jump out a window and run next door for help.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2023
  • The woman had to jump out a window and run next door for help.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The flames started in one home, then quickly spread next door.
    — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Her husband, laid off last spring, plans to open a food cart in the space next door.
    — oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2021
  • The houses across the street and next door were untouched.
    — Alexia Aston, Oklahoman, 8 Jan. 2026

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