across from

idiom

: on the opposite side from (someone or something)
She sat (directly) across from me at the table.
The restaurant is (just) across from the high school.

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Officers found the daughter’s boyfriend in the fetal position on the floor across from the apartment with stab wounds to his chest and abdomen. Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025 That day, en route to a 38-13 win, Arizona completely shifted its identity as a defense, forming a 6-1 front across from Tennessee’s run game. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025 True horror is psychological—sometimes the most terrifying monsters are the ones across from you at the dinner table. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025 McDonald’s has opened on the corner of State Route 109 and Clear Lake Meadows Boulevard across from the Windsong development and new Taco Bell location. Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for across from

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“Across from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20from. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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