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 opening is a homecoming of sorts for the market, which initially launched 30 years ago on Bardstown Road across the street from the Highlands Kroger.
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Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 19 July 2025
And the Greyhound bus ticket office was in Jimmy’s smoke shop, right across the street from the Burritt hotel.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2025
Philo’s store will be across the street from The Row, and a few steps from The Connaught hotel.
—Footwear News, 16 July 2025
Hanley said her father-in-law was across the street and helping to break glass and pull out passengers within seconds of the crash.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 15 July 2025
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Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 19 July 2025
And the Greyhound bus ticket office was in Jimmy’s smoke shop, right across the street from the Burritt hotel.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2025
Philo’s store will be across the street from The Row, and a few steps from The Connaught hotel.
—Footwear News, 16 July 2025
Hanley said her father-in-law was across the street and helping to break glass and pull out passengers within seconds of the crash.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 15 July 2025
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 23 Jul. 2025.
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