隣(とな)り合(あ)うto adjoin each other, to sit side by side

カップルが隣(とな)り合(あ)って座(すわ)っています。

The couple is sitting side by side. {to adjoin each other, to sit side by side}

先生(せんせい)：「メキシコとアメリカは隣(とな)り合(あ)っています。」

Teacher: "Mexico and America sit side by side." {to adjoin each other, to sit side by side}

好(す)きな子(こ)と教室(きょうしつ)で隣(とな)り合(あ)って座(すわ)れたので、嬉(うれ)しいです。

I'm happy because I was able to sit side by side with the girl I like in the classroom. {to adjoin each other, to sit side by side}

あの時(とき)に図書館(としょかん)で偶然(ぐうぜん)隣(とな)り合(あ)って座(すわ)った男性(だんせい)が、今(いま)の夫(おっと)である。

The man who happened to sit side by side with me in the library at that time, is now my husband. {to adjoin each other, to sit side by side}

僕(ぼく)は両親(りょうしん)と仲(なか)が悪(わる)いから、両親(りょうしん)と隣(とな)り合(あ)って住(す)むなんてもってのほかだ。

Since I don't get along with my parents, living next to them is out of the question. {to adjoin each other, to sit side by side}