Example Sentences

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I remarked that perhaps the regulations were in place because adding a story might block his neighbors’ view; or maybe the construction might harm the soil, which might affect the lake’s water quality.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Three years ago, a group of scientists working from Susan Flores’ neighbors’ backyard using soil vapor sampling detected the presence of volatile organic compounds that they say may be associated with decomposing human remains.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Berlin has one whopping advantage, though: debt to gross domestic product at about half of its large neighbors’ levels.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Your neighbors’ Ring cameras film your walk to the car.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

“Radios, maybe one per hundred thousand residents. No telephones. Newspapers as scarce as hen’s teeth, and a literacy rate made to match. They get their evening news by listening to their neighbors’ drums.”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver