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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All those years of speeches are housed in one place, across the street from the Capitol, in the State Library and court building.
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Steve Large, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Lawlor, however, is across the street from thousands of student residences.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Besty said that in the moments that followed the shooting, a neighbor ran across the street to the driver's side of the SUV and opened the door to check on the driver's condition.
—Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2026
Footage of armed guards outside the federal courthouse in Manhattan plays to the sound of chants from a growing crowd across the street.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026
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Steve Large, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Lawlor, however, is across the street from thousands of student residences.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Besty said that in the moments that followed the shooting, a neighbor ran across the street to the driver's side of the SUV and opened the door to check on the driver's condition.
—Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2026
Footage of armed guards outside the federal courthouse in Manhattan plays to the sound of chants from a growing crowd across the street.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for across the street
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“Across the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20street. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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