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 seasonal menu feels like a scavenger hunt referencing local architectural landmarks such as the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge or the 30-foot tall giant eyeball sculpture across the street.
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Nathanael Gassett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
All around, the trees were on fire, and the houses across the street flared as if possessed.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The rectory, where Storey lives, is across the street and has a Prairie Village address.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Later that day, the boy found that his clothes and backpack were placed across the street from his family's home.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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Nathanael Gassett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
All around, the trees were on fire, and the houses across the street flared as if possessed.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The rectory, where Storey lives, is across the street and has a Prairie Village address.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Later that day, the boy found that his clothes and backpack were placed across the street from his family's home.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Across the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20street. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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