girl next door
noun
: a wholesome young woman from a middle-class family
She's a big star now, but her fans still think of her as the girl next door.
Examples of girl next door in a Sentence
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After a run-in with the resident cool girl next door, Stevie strikes an unlikely friendship with wild not-so-child, Edie (20).
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2025
And ultimately, the jury wanted to reward that girl next door, that hero.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
In other words, the perfect girl next door is still smearing her raw hotness all over my dumb-dog face, 27 years later.
—Heather Havrilesky, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
As played by Samantha Gershman in her Drury Lane Theatre debut, King is the quintessential girl next door: sweet, earnest and family-oriented.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
The romantic drama sees Sy falling for Marion (The Bureau actress Sara Giraudeau), the literal girl next door.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
She’s been the dressed-to-kill bombshell, the wholesome girl next door, and everything in between.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2025
All of it was pitched as a chance to see the good girl next door go bad — for a low price, plus shipping and handling.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
How Influencers Can Emulate Taylor Taylor comes across as relatable, friendly and the quintessential girl next door.
—Ismael El Qudsi, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2025
And ultimately, the jury wanted to reward that girl next door, that hero.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
In other words, the perfect girl next door is still smearing her raw hotness all over my dumb-dog face, 27 years later.
—Heather Havrilesky, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
As played by Samantha Gershman in her Drury Lane Theatre debut, King is the quintessential girl next door: sweet, earnest and family-oriented.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
The romantic drama sees Sy falling for Marion (The Bureau actress Sara Giraudeau), the literal girl next door.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
She’s been the dressed-to-kill bombshell, the wholesome girl next door, and everything in between.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2025
All of it was pitched as a chance to see the good girl next door go bad — for a low price, plus shipping and handling.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
How Influencers Can Emulate Taylor Taylor comes across as relatable, friendly and the quintessential girl next door.
—Ismael El Qudsi, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Girl next door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girl%20next%20door. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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