in the neighborhood of

phrase

1

: close to (a place)

An earthquake was reported somewhere in the neighborhood of Los Angeles.

2

: close to or around (an amount) : about

The album sold in the neighborhood of 1,000 copies.

A house like this costs somewhere in the neighborhood of $200,000.

Examples of in the neighborhood of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The shooting suspect is seen in a campus security video driving a Honda Fit in the parking lot of the Covenant School, a private elementary school that is part of the Covenant Presbyterian Church in the neighborhood of Green Hills. — George Petras, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2023

Environmental justice advocates long opposed the project, which would have dramatically increased freight truck traffic in the neighborhood of Barrio Logan. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2023

Christopher Pulinski put out a call for help reuniting with his 17-year-old son, stuck home alone in the neighborhood of Elmwood Village. — Michael D. Regan, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2022

The location is north of Walker Avenue in the neighborhood of Idlewylde, which is south of Towson. — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2022

Rhymes for in the neighborhood of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove