across the street
idiom
: on or to the other side of the street directly across from something
They live across the street (from us).
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And of course the Wine Bin across the street features a different free movie every Saturday night.
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Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
There had been a major squatter encampment across the street.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
Smith, the neighbor across the street, lived in the shadow of that windmill for the Pioneer’s last nine years, when many of the motel rooms had become residential rentals.
—Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
One of those cleared lots sits across the street from Mr. Quiroz and Ms. Flores’ house on Olive Avenue.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
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Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
There had been a major squatter encampment across the street.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
Smith, the neighbor across the street, lived in the shadow of that windmill for the Pioneer’s last nine years, when many of the motel rooms had become residential rentals.
—Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
One of those cleared lots sits across the street from Mr. Quiroz and Ms. Flores’ house on Olive Avenue.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
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“Across the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20street. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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