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 energy from campus orientation spills out on this sunny day to Harvard Square, the famous mix of restaurants, music stores, tattoo shops and bohemian entertainment that relies on the thousands of students from the other side of the brick and iron fencing across the street.
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Just across the street from Bathhouse Row, a statue of Al Capone, who was one of Hot Springs’ most famous visitors, can be found reclining on a bench outside The Ohio Club.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Someone reported that a man had been shot across the street from a Family Dollar store, according to the 911 call sheet.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
Even with the opening of a new Publix, an old Publix will stay put across the street at 1401 Monza Ave.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Just across the street from Bathhouse Row, a statue of Al Capone, who was one of Hot Springs’ most famous visitors, can be found reclining on a bench outside The Ohio Club.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Someone reported that a man had been shot across the street from a Family Dollar store, according to the 911 call sheet.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
Even with the opening of a new Publix, an old Publix will stay put across the street at 1401 Monza Ave.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Across the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20street. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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