| While Bubba filled the gas tank we'd visit about some earth-shattering subject like the new fence the Smiths were putting up to spite the Joneses. |
| Wharton was born Miss Jones, of the Joneses with whom one was obliged to keep up. |
| Keeping up with the Joneses here means having the biggest, juiciest tomatoes in your garden. |
| It may seem to some people that the Christmas display on Cranmore Avenue is nothing more than an attempt to get one over on the Joneses. |
| The culture of the Smith business matters to the Smiths and the Jones' culture matters to the Joneses. |
| So it's every mum for herself in an individualistic, market-driven world, desperate to keep one baby yoga class ahead of the Joneses. |
