girl next door

noun

: a wholesome young woman from a middle-class family

She's a big star now, but her fans still think of her as the girl next door.

Examples of girl next door in a Sentence

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How Influencers Can Emulate Taylor Taylor comes across as relatable, friendly and the quintessential girl next door. —Ismael El Qudsi, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024

The movie will feature British, South Asian and American talent, and the search is on for a young actor to play the South Asian girl next door that Charlie McGarvey falls for. —Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2024

More than just a pretty blond Final Girl, Monroe is a subtle and cerebral calculator whose elegant features suggest both Old Hollywood screen star and emo girl next door. —Jake Kring-Schreifels, Washington Post, 11 July 2024

Much has been made of Anne Hathaway’s subtle yet significant style pivot, which has taken the actor from the wholesome and prom dress-wearing girl next door to an experimental fashion plate cloaked in corseted puffer jackets, sequined columns, and capuche gowns. —Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 June 2024

Stone, 35, made her name with a distinctly millennial kind of role: the sardonic yet earnest girl next door. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024

Katie Holmes—a woman who first thawed the cold heart of America as a fresh-faced 19-year-old in Dawson’s Creek—has, for the best part of three decades, been an emblem of the archetypal girl next door: natural, modest, and effortless. —Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2024

Rather than continuing with that piece, Ella wants to do something of her own — moving into a new apartment/studio for that purpose, then finding a convenient wellspring of inspiration in a mysterious little girl next door (Caoilinn Springall). —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024

First of all, a wonderful person, girl next door, the sweetest person. —Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2023