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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Looking sheepish at a table in a bar across from her, Marcello seems unsure and wants out. Andy Hoglund Updated, EW.com, 18 May 2025 The Antelope Slot Canyon Tours bus could be seen on one side of the road across from a totaled sedan on the same side of the road. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 17 May 2025 Early sketches reveal an opera house, general store and more (Walt Disney Co.) (Walt Disney Co.) Disney first considered a theme park across from its studios in Burbank, land that is today occupied by Walt Disney Animation Studios and the West Coast headquarters of ABC. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025 Dressed in black and wearing dark sunglasses, Kardashian stood in the packed courtroom across from her mother, Kris Jenner. Thomas Adamson, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 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 21 May. 2025.

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