across the street
idiom
: on or to the other side of the street directly across from something
They live across the street (from us).
Examples of across the street in a Sentence
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Colin and Penelope Featherington, who lives across the street, have long been friends, though Penelope has always harbored a crush on him.
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Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 May 2024
Numerous others from both groups began shooting handguns across the street at each other.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 15 May 2024
Nearby amenities include the Purple Orchid, a wine country resort and spa across the street, and plenty of eating and drinking options downtown.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
The district resembles University Town Center, the village the Irvine Co. built across the street from UC Irvine.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
This was because the boy had temporarily stayed with the Middleton couple — who lived across the street from the teen’s biological father and stepmother — when issues arose in the home, according to a probable cause affidavit filed by the Wilder Police Department.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 10 May 2024
In the interim, a Shell station went up across the street, belonging to Navaz Malik.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 10 May 2024
The suspect then drove into a different parking lot across the street.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
Protesters not affiliated with MIT registered with the city of Cambridge to hold a rally in support of Israeli and Jewish students in front of the school's main entrance on Massachusetts Avenue, across the street from the encampment.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 May 2024
Numerous others from both groups began shooting handguns across the street at each other.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 15 May 2024
Nearby amenities include the Purple Orchid, a wine country resort and spa across the street, and plenty of eating and drinking options downtown.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
The district resembles University Town Center, the village the Irvine Co. built across the street from UC Irvine.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
This was because the boy had temporarily stayed with the Middleton couple — who lived across the street from the teen’s biological father and stepmother — when issues arose in the home, according to a probable cause affidavit filed by the Wilder Police Department.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 10 May 2024
In the interim, a Shell station went up across the street, belonging to Navaz Malik.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 10 May 2024
The suspect then drove into a different parking lot across the street.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
Protesters not affiliated with MIT registered with the city of Cambridge to hold a rally in support of Israeli and Jewish students in front of the school's main entrance on Massachusetts Avenue, across the street from the encampment.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
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“Across the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20street. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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