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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Katie Holmes—a woman who first thawed the cold heart of America as a fresh-faced 19-year-old in Dawson’s Creek—has, for the best part of three decades, been an emblem of the archetypal girl next door: natural, modest, and effortless. —Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2024

Rather than continuing with that piece, Ella wants to do something of her own — moving into a new apartment/studio for that purpose, then finding a convenient wellspring of inspiration in a mysterious little girl next door (Caoilinn Springall). —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024

First of all, a wonderful person, girl next door, the sweetest person. —Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2023

And then there’s the smiling (or occasionally melancholy) girl next door who enjoys celebrating love and doesn’t shy from displays of vulnerability. —Leila Cobo, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2023

Having just earned autonomy over her music and outward expression (see: the external shift from butter-blond good girl next door to two-toned provocateur with a topless album cover), Aguilera used this to her advantage, debuting a sultry alter-ego aptly named Xtina. —Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2023

The buxom blonde bombshell represented the dynamic range a woman’s identity could span, from the saintly (wife, mother, girl next door) to the sinful (exotic dancer, calculating gold digger, tabloid-courting sensation). —Courtney Howard, Variety, 15 May 2023

Meg Ryan, his former girlfriend, is radiant in his paintings of her, in a soft, unassuming way, more like the pretty girl next door who wanders over sometimes to hang out. —Bob Guccione Jr, SPIN, 17 Feb. 2023