: in or to the next building, house, apartment, or room
lives next door
broadly
: in or at an adjacent place
Examples of next-door in a Sentence
Adjective
a next-door neighbor who is always helpful and friendly
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.
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George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
But the woman, known to many as the iconic girl-next-door Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years, isn't fazed by her full and bustling life.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Nov. 2025
Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
The third person was believed to be in a warehouse next door.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Rustin’s next-door neighbor thought they should be sent directly from school to compulsory work gangs.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
But the woman, known to many as the iconic girl-next-door Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years, isn't fazed by her full and bustling life.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
Her first wedding dress was borrowed Monroe tied the knot with Dougherty, who lived next door to her, on June 19, 1942, just 18 days after turning 16, per the Los Angeles Times.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
The third person was believed to be in a warehouse next door.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for next-door
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-door. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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