How to Use next to in a Sentence

next to

1 of 2 preposition

• There’s a path right in front of it, right next to the lake.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 12 July 2023
• Schott said that dozens of cars are still stacked inside and next to the wreck.
  — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
• The Golden Gate Bridge, next to blue water and a sandy beach.
  — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
• In the first photo, the singer stood next to his wife, who showed off her baby bump.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
• To delete a video, click the three dots next to it, then choose Remove from downloads.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 3 Aug. 2023
• In the mobile app, tap on the microphone icon next to the headphones.
  — Reece Rogers, WIRED, 19 Apr. 2024
• By the end of the meal, the people sitting next to us decided to buy Jisulifes too.
  — Malia Griggs, SELF, 20 July 2023
• The two were born and raised in Nashville, next to Rutherford County.
  — Ken Armstrong, ProPublica, 22 Nov. 2023
• There is a canopy next to the food truck with a couple tables to sit about eight people.
  — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
• The characters look small next to the ideas they’re being used to express.
  — Vulture, 12 Apr. 2023
• The course remained tough, even though the R&A chose to rake sand in the bunkers toward the edges to keep golf balls from rolling next to the edges of the steep, vetted sides.
  — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2023
• His wife was also seen in the background sitting next to her son's stroller.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
• Fans in New York City were given a 30-minute heads up and ended up packing a large area next to the stage.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2023
• This siren was first abducted and then, for love, is next to this man, captive and locked up in a way.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
• Their son’s hand was next seen in the shot trying to grab a knife that lay next to the cake before Munn stopped him quickly.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 27 Aug. 2023
• These parents got the sweetest gift from the woman sitting next to them.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2024
• In the medical tent next to the coliseum, the doctors and nurses hear the screams as the young man is flipped by the bull.
  — Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
• The police report also said there was a piece of paper found next to him that looked like a note.
  — Rebekah Riess, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
• If approved, they would be located where the former Wave House was, next to the Beach House.
  — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
• Hernandez’s mother, sitting next to her at the head of the table, chimed in.
  — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
• Lightly sweetened apples and sweet potatoes roast in the oven next to your bird.
  — Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2023
• Attach rope to hang your creation or simply lean it next to your front door.
  — Shelby Deering, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
• This included hallways, next to the violins, in the middle of the horn section and on the opera singers.
  — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2023
• In the photos, the actor posed next to his wife, who wore an open white shirt showing her baby bump.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
• The South campus would have sat next to the Northwest Campus, for a total of nearly 1,000 acres.
  — Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
• According to the suit, the woman and a friend were seated at a table next to Foxx and Mark Birnbaum, the owner of the bar.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
• Bowers sat next to his lawyers each day of the trial but did not testify.
  — David Nakamura The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2023
• The resulting crash blocked the HOV commuter lane, along with two lanes next to it.
  — Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 28 Jan. 2026
• Customers lined up next to the posts that used to designate the boarding groups just hours before, though the numbers were no longer there.
  — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
• Portland Leather Goods will open next to Tommy Hilfiger.
  — Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026

next to

2 of 2 adverb

• If there’s a fault in one, other ones next to it will catch fire.
  — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 18 Jan. 2023
• My favorite place in the world is next to you. Love you today.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 30 Jan. 2023
• Both were next to Udell, who died the next day at a hospital.
  — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2023
• Ben set his down next to it and pulled me into the landscape of his body that fit mine so well.
  — Cassidy Randall, Longreads, 16 Feb. 2023
• And which ascendant country artist might be next to follow in his chart footsteps?
  — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 18 Jan. 2023
• Wall-to-wall carpeting extends into the dining room, next to the tiled kitchen.
  — Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
• Drifts and snow piled next to high traffic areas causes grass to collapse and mat.
  — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026
• Throughout the city, bare trees were weighed down with icicles and snow was piled up next to sidewalks.
  — Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026