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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In the far West Village of Greenwich Village on Washington Street, a block from the Hudson River and located across from Westbeth’s subsidized artists’ housing, is Automatic Slim’s, which debuted in 1986.
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Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
In this cycle of his career, sitting across from Kahan and providing a bittersweet paradise by the dive bar neon lights is par for the course.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
He’s seated across from me on a spacious couch in the living room of his home near Hollywood Hills.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
Photo : Andrew Pogue A desk sits across from the bed.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2025
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Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
In this cycle of his career, sitting across from Kahan and providing a bittersweet paradise by the dive bar neon lights is par for the course.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
He’s seated across from me on a spacious couch in the living room of his home near Hollywood Hills.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
Photo : Andrew Pogue A desk sits across from the bed.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 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 1 May. 2025.
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