neck of the woods
noun phrase
informal
: the place or area where someone lives
He's from my neck of the woods.
How is the weather in your neck of the woods?
Examples of neck of the woods in a Sentence
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The river may not be green in your neck of the woods, but your beer can be with this Brew Glitter Green Edible Glitter.
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2024
Travis Kelce is spending some time in his brother’s neck of the woods.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
And thanks to Long Cove Resort on Lake Wylie, the trend that started on the West Coast has made its way to our neck of the woods.
—Blair Brown, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
In China’s neck of the woods, the U.S. already has treaty alliances with Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Thailand.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
The Local Group is moving as a single unit toward the nearest metropolis in our cosmological neck of the woods: the Virgo cluster.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2023
If getting out of town isn’t in the cards, seek out parties, festivals, cultural experiences, and gallery openings in your own neck of the woods—especially those that can teach you something new, or connect you to people of different faiths or backgrounds.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2023
The nurses assured her the eight-legged critter seemed to be a house spider, and Kelly, who lives in Missouri, acknowledged spiders aren’t uncommon in her neck of the woods.
—Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
But lately, the Reno, Nevada, native has been spending a lot of time in our neck of the woods.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2023
Nora Colomer, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2024
Travis Kelce is spending some time in his brother’s neck of the woods.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
And thanks to Long Cove Resort on Lake Wylie, the trend that started on the West Coast has made its way to our neck of the woods.
—Blair Brown, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
In China’s neck of the woods, the U.S. already has treaty alliances with Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Thailand.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
The Local Group is moving as a single unit toward the nearest metropolis in our cosmological neck of the woods: the Virgo cluster.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2023
If getting out of town isn’t in the cards, seek out parties, festivals, cultural experiences, and gallery openings in your own neck of the woods—especially those that can teach you something new, or connect you to people of different faiths or backgrounds.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2023
The nurses assured her the eight-legged critter seemed to be a house spider, and Kelly, who lives in Missouri, acknowledged spiders aren’t uncommon in her neck of the woods.
—Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
But lately, the Reno, Nevada, native has been spending a lot of time in our neck of the woods.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2023
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“Neck of the woods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neck%20of%20the%20woods. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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