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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Her father sat across from her, doing card tricks.
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Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
The ride will achieve its 72 mph by using 4,100 feet of elaborate track that begins in the upper level of the park across from the entrance to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in the area that previously hosted Universal Hollywood’s special effects and animal shows.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Eventually, the mother moved to the aisle seat, leaving the couple seated directly across from each other.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Later, Disick is shown sitting across from Kourtney at the dinner table, surrounded by the adult family members who teased the two about getting married already.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
The ride will achieve its 72 mph by using 4,100 feet of elaborate track that begins in the upper level of the park across from the entrance to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in the area that previously hosted Universal Hollywood’s special effects and animal shows.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Eventually, the mother moved to the aisle seat, leaving the couple seated directly across from each other.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Later, Disick is shown sitting across from Kourtney at the dinner table, surrounded by the adult family members who teased the two about getting married already.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2025.
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