Neighbors

Examples

• The americans have no troublesome Neighbors, they are without foreign Possessions, and do not want the alliance of any Nation, for this Reason they have nothing to do with foreign Politics. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Lydgate's odious humors and their neighbors' apparent avoidance of them had an unaccountable date for her in their relief from money difficulties. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Punic faith with Punic neighbors, retorted Justinian as they paused at the gate. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Fred surprised his neighbors in various ways. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• We are not strangers, we are neighbors, and you needn't think you'd be a bother. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• We haven't been here a great while, you know, but we have got acquainted with all our neighbors but you. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• But how little we know what would make paradise for our neighbors! George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• For sixteen years he had to resist the reproaches of wife and children, and the threats of neighbors. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• The reproduction of an old lithograph depicting this scene indicates the interest of the neighbors in this event. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• I feel as if there had been an earthquake, said Jo, as their neighbors went home to breakfast, leaving them to rest and refresh themselves. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Hence these fair neighbors thought her either proud or eccentric, and sometimes spoke of her to their husbands as your fine Mrs. Garth. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• The Wrights’ home was in Dayton, Ohio, and there they had spent their boyhood, in no way distinguished from their neighbors. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Ah, it bolted, and was cared for by one of your neighbors. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• I can be well recommended by all the neighbors, and I hope I can be industrious and patient, and teach myself while I teach others. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The gruel disappeared; the boys whispered each other, and winked at Oliver; while his next neighbors nudged him. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Neighbors tried it, and wanted guns like it. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• I have been wicked, but no worse than my neighbors. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• He is not a good man, but I have no doubt he is as good as his neighbors. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Sane people did what their neighbors did, so that if any lunatics were at large, one might know and avoid them. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• My mother knows old Mr. Laurence, but says he's very proud and doesn't like to mix with his neighbors. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• These two brothers, scientifically minded, started a bicycle shop, and bade fair to become ordinarily prosperous citizens of Dayton, much like their neighbors. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• I follow the good example my neighbors set me, was Laurie's answer, as he swung himself out of the room. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Desiring to share his new delights with his friends and neighbors, he called them together and they had a wonderful feast. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• And those who already owned machines saw a chance to make money by selling to their neighbors. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• He knew his family were starving, and he dared not go out into the streets for fear of the maledictions of his neighbors. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• But we are speaking very ill of our neighbors. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• I'm contented to be no worse than my neighbors. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Oh, my dear, be more thoughtful; don't despise your neighbors so. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• I don't like the set he belongs to: they are a narrow ignorant set, and do more to make their neighbors uncomfortable than to make them better. George Eliot. Middlemarch.

Edited by Faye