across from

phrase

: 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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Don Morris is a long-time resident of the Gunbarrel neighborhood directly across from the construction site. Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026 Over July 29-30, some 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Ceuta, a Spanish city on the North African coast across from southern Spain. Michael Loria, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026 Located across from Knott’s Berry Farm, one of the oldest theme parks in the country, Knott’s Soak City offers water thrills just minutes from Los Angeles. Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026 The day before our interview, executives from General Electric sat across from Rodríguez discussing ways to modernize Venezuela’s aging electrical grid. Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026 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 5 Aug. 2026.

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