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Explore Neighbour through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like neighbor or adjoin. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Neighbour in a sentence

Neighbour meaning

  1. A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.
  2. One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
  3. A fellow human being.

Using Neighbour

  • The main meaning on this page is: A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position. | One who is near in sympathy or confidence. | A fellow human being.
  • Useful related words include: neighbor, adjoin, border, inhabit.
  • In the example corpus, neighbour often appears in combinations such as: the neighbour, neighbour and, his neighbour.

Context around Neighbour

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 13 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Neighbour

  • In this selection, "neighbour" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, upstairs, unreasonable, helped, offers, something and vies stand out and add context to how "neighbour" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a good neighbour and after a neighbour won a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "neighbour" sits close to words such as ideology, inequality and servers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with neighbour

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

A customer in Virginia, our southern neighbour, loves us. (9 words)

Writing on Facebook, one neighbour described Baxter as “such a lovely gentleman and lovely neighbour”. (15 words)

A drunk woman punched and kicked her neighbour and then dragged her by her hair along the floor. (18 words)

She stirs up even the shiftless to toil; for a man grows eager to work when he considers his neighbour, a rich man who hastens to plough and plant and put his house in good order; and neighbour vies with his neighbour as he hurries after wealth. (47 words)

After his wound was attended to, my wife called the neighbour to ask if his story checked out but the neighbour said that this seemed out of place as the property that he claimed to be living at had been vacant for three years. (44 words)

Nicki Minaj and Tom Holland are not happy with Mark Zuckerberg next door, Harry Kane’s perfect patio is damaged by upstairs neighbour Stormzy, and Dental Hygienist Billie clashes with neighbour Beyonce when she starts working from home. (38 words)

Then my neighbour’s friend returned, asking what the fuss was all about and my neighbour explained to her, “Is that why you people have been quarrelling, heating up the whole house like an incinerator? (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

We see a Waitrose bag being dropped off at a neighbour’s doorstop and again in a second shot when the neighbour offers his neighbour something from the bag.

She stirs up even the shiftless to toil; for a man grows eager to work when he considers his neighbour, a rich man who hastens to plough and plant and put his house in good order; and neighbour vies with his neighbour as he hurries after wealth.

Afterwards, Kennedy gave the neighbour his phone and a lockbox to give to Kennedy's sister and departed without telling the neighbour where he was going.

Nicki Minaj and Tom Holland are not happy with Mark Zuckerberg next door, Harry Kane’s perfect patio is damaged by upstairs neighbour Stormzy, and Dental Hygienist Billie clashes with neighbour Beyonce when she starts working from home.

Mike Hansom replies: Living next door to an unreasonable neighbour is frustrating, but you should proceed with care because even if you are legally right, you must disclose any neighbour dispute when you come to sell.

Upon arriving his father asked their neighbour to use the spare key, but when it didn't work, him and the neighbour managed to gain access to the property through the top vent of the living room.

That generosity was on display on that evacuation day four years ago, where neighbour helped neighbour, and it continues today,” Scott said.

Writing on Facebook, one neighbour described Baxter as “such a lovely gentleman and lovely neighbour”.

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Neighbour James Smith, who initially called police, told the Star-Telegram he was just trying to be a good neighbour.

Then my neighbour’s friend returned, asking what the fuss was all about and my neighbour explained to her, “Is that why you people have been quarrelling, heating up the whole house like an incinerator?

You spoke to your neighbour about 'sorting them out', a completely inappropriate, unacceptable way of dealing with neighbour disputes.

After his wound was attended to, my wife called the neighbour to ask if his story checked out but the neighbour said that this seemed out of place as the property that he claimed to be living at had been vacant for three years.

Maxine Rees, aged 55, of Ferguson Close, Ettington, also admitted throwing paint over the same neighbour’s property and over the car of another neighbour.

Conversely women take one step backwards and then slide to the left passing behind of their neighbour, then step forwards and slide right in front of their neighbour.

A 30-year-old pregnant woman was shot at allegedly by her neighbour after she objected to loud music being played by a DJ in his house.

According to him, the prime suspect who is a neighbour to the victim’s father, upon interrogation, confessed to have conspired with the other suspects, all of Orange market, to steal the child.

A customer in Virginia, our southern neighbour, loves us.

A drunk woman punched and kicked her neighbour and then dragged her by her hair along the floor.

A faded art deco shopfront sits cheek by crumbling jowl with its neighbour’s rusting balustrades and handmade fondant tiles.

A family has been forced to 'shave' 1.5metres off its newly built luxury home after a neighbour won a battle over the mere 40cm gap between the two houses.

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Common combinations with neighbour

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "neighbour" in a sentence?
An example: "We see a Waitrose bag being dropped off at a neighbour’s doorstop and again in a second shot when the neighbour offers his neighbour something from the bag." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "neighbour" from authentic English texts.
What does "neighbour" mean?
Neighbour means: A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.
What are synonyms of "neighbour"?
Common synonyms of "neighbour" include: neighbor, adjoin, border, inhabit, live, dwell, physical object, object. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "neighbour" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "neighbour", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.