Matthew 19:19 (King James Version)
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Examples of neighbor in a Sentence
Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2023
Lazaroff recalls taking down a neighbor’s fence to deal with a rotted electrical pole.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2023
The site, steps from neighboring houses, had a problem with trespassers and no security guards on the property, multiple neighbors said.
—Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2023
How much to tip in Canada The U.S.’s northern neighbor has a lot in common with it in terms of tipping.
—Kevin J. Ryan, wsj.com, 2 Dec. 2023
Before a scene can crystallize, before any wisdom can be extracted, you’ve been blunted by a neighbor’s pounding feet or blasting music, distressed by the pings of an irritating iPhone.
—Killian Wright-Jackson, Essence, 1 Dec. 2023
The two officers were at the home after a neighbor requested a welfare check because the home’s front door was open.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2023
The person outside was Dean, who’d arrived with another Fort Worth police officer after a neighbor requested a welfare check on the home after noticing the door was ajar.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
Much of her work follows the same pattern: First, choose some form of trendy life-style media (HGTV or cooking shows, makeup tutorials) that tells viewers how to be true to themselves while showing off for the neighbors.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2023
Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2022
Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
In the neighboring city of Shenzhen, she was taken to an exhibition documenting China’s achievements and to the headquarters of tech company Tencent.
—Elaine Yu, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2023
The lawsuit was filed Nov. 30, 1982, by the Little Rock School District against state officials and the neighboring North Little Rock and Pulaski County Special school districts.
—Cynthia Howell, arkansasonline.com, 3 Dec. 2023
The City Council’s vote comes after neighboring Chula Vista leaders approved a similar PLA in September.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2023
The 25-mile stretch of Highway 550 connects Ouray and neighboring Silverton, home to the advanced and expert-only Silverton Mountain Ski Resort.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
In November 2019, attackers from a neighboring gang torched his shop with Molotov cocktails and shot him in the foot and groin.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2023
In the neighboring city of Bell, Ali Saleh, who is Muslim and of Lebanese descent, serves on the City Council.
—Alejandra Molina, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
Earlier this week, more than two dozen premature, low-birthweight babies were evacuated from Gaza into neighboring Egypt to receive emergency medical care.
—Sarah Beth Hensley, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2023
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Word History
Noun, Adjective, and Verb
Middle English, from Old English nēahgebūr (akin to Old High German nāhgibūr); akin to Old English nēah near and Old English gebūr dweller — more at nigh, boor
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1530, in the meaning defined above
Verb
circa 1586, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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“Neighbor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neighbor. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.
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Old English nēahgebūr "neighbor," from nēah "near" + gebūr "dweller" — related to near, nigh
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