in the neighborhood

idiom

: in the area that is close to something

Is there a grocery store in the neighborhood?

We might as well pay them a visit while we're in the neighborhood.

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Carter says Doris Records is the oldest business in the neighborhood. —

Julian Roberts-Grmela, SPIN, 20 Nov. 2024 Another resident of the complex allegedly told police that Lambert and others were selling drugs in the area and that this had created regular conflicts in the neighborhood. —

Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024 Predictions of final turnout are hovering somewhere in the neighborhood 152 million votes. —

G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2024 Zoom out: Tien is also a co-founder of Chefs Stopping AAPI Hate and works with the dwindling Asian community in the neighborhood, largely residents of Wah Luck House. —

Anna Spiegel, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the neighborhood

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