neighborhood
the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity: the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.
a district or locality, often with reference to its character or inhabitants: a fashionable neighborhood; to move to a nicer neighborhood.
a number of persons living near one another or in a particular locality: The whole neighborhood was there.
neighborly feeling or conduct.
nearness; proximity: to sense the neighborhood of trouble.
Mathematics. an open set that contains a given point.
Idioms about neighborhood
in the neighborhood of, approximately; nearly; about: She looks to be in the neighborhood of 70.
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How to use neighborhood in a sentence
These days, being a “Noma alum doing your own thing” is almost a cliche, but Puglisi was the first when he opened Relæ in 2010 in the residential neighborhood of Nørrebro.
Christian Puglisi Is Closing His Influential Copenhagen Restaurants. COVID Is Only Partly to Blame | Rafael Tonon | September 17, 2020 | EaterThose leaders, in turn, can uplift communities, right societal wrongs, build wealth for historically disenfranchised neighborhoods, and create quality jobs.
Opportunity Zones haven’t fully reached their potential, but don’t write them off yet | jakemeth | September 16, 2020 | FortuneTechnically, the Set is both, and it’s become my do-everything pair, from running in the neighborhood to knocking out upriver miles on the paddleboard.
The Gear That Lets Me Enjoy the Last Days of Summer | Graham Averill | September 15, 2020 | Outside OnlineSo whether you’re new to the sport or have been biking for years, your assignment this week is to go for a neighborhood ride, tackle some singletrack, or simply teach your kid how to ride a bike.
A 15-Week Exercise Plan for Kids and Families | Krista Langlois | September 12, 2020 | Outside OnlineA decade after kind-hearted billionaires like Charles and David Koch, Betsy Devos and John Walton have carved out niches for school choice, I have seen schools open and close in my neighborhood.
Our Public Schools Have a Customer Service Problem | Thomas Courtney | September 10, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
A car mechanic who goes by the name “Big Perm” said he noticed a change in the neighborhood.
Does all this mean that a robo-Jurassic Park is coming soon to a neighborhood near you?
Somebody had hung an American flag and people of the neighborhood had placed bouquets and candles.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops | Michael Daly | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat was standard operating procedure in the neighborhood at the time.
“It devolved from a very poor neighborhood to a very lawless one,” says Randall, who is refreshingly unsentimental.
And he was inclined to believe that it was Grandfather Mole that was to blame for the scarcity of worms in the neighborhood.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyAnd Flora devoutly kissed her, then gossipped pleasantly about the other guests and the people in the neighborhood.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonBut the house will rarely be empty now that the shooting has begun, and there is always something going on in the neighborhood.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonOne would have thought that half the dogs in the neighborhood had relatives coming from Columbia.
A Lost Hero | Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. WardHe talked a good deal on various topics, a little politics, some city news and neighborhood gossip.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate Chopin
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