neighboring

Example Sentences

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It’s a combination of his hometown and the neighboring counties.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

In his downtime he would travel by horse and buggy across Pennsylvania and neighboring states with what he called his "exhibition": a new-fangled Edison phonograph, a magic lantern slide projector and later on, movies.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

As the process continues, larger clusters of nucleoids often break apart into smaller groups that settle into neighboring pearls.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

His sister said he spends his time exercising, meditating and giving English and history classes to prisoners in neighboring cells.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

I thought of this book when Hugh and I attended the Festival of Saint Anne, a local fair held in a neighboring village, not far from our house in Normandy.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris