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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The building also comes with a private courtyard, and there’s a lovely pocket park with a playground across the street.
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Katie McDonough, Curbed, 16 Feb. 2026
Sixty-six volleyball courts laid out on the second floor of the convention center had simultaneous matches constantly rotating as four extra courts were at a different part of the convention center across the street.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2026
The Stonewall National Monument, located across the street from the Stonewall Inn — a historic bar known as the origin point of the LGBTQ rights movement — is a national civil rights landmark established in 2016 by President Barack Obama.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2026
The move may be familiar to Publix shoppers, who have a choice between nearby supermarket locations, sometimes even across the street from each other.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
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Katie McDonough, Curbed, 16 Feb. 2026
Sixty-six volleyball courts laid out on the second floor of the convention center had simultaneous matches constantly rotating as four extra courts were at a different part of the convention center across the street.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2026
The Stonewall National Monument, located across the street from the Stonewall Inn — a historic bar known as the origin point of the LGBTQ rights movement — is a national civil rights landmark established in 2016 by President Barack Obama.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2026
The move may be familiar to Publix shoppers, who have a choice between nearby supermarket locations, sometimes even across the street from each other.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Across the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20street. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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