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 former Sprint site is just within Overland Park’s border and across the street from Leawood and its Town Center Plaza district.
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Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
After a 2023 tornado destroyed the original space, which had been in a small brick building across the street from the family home, its rebuilding was followed all over the state.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
At the time of purchase, the home also included a swimming pool, pool pavilion, gardens and a tennis court on a lot across the street.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
In 2018, Zoe Weissman was a student at Westglades Middle School in Parkland, Florida, across the street from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 people were killed in a mass shooting on Valentine's Day and 18 were injured.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2025
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Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
After a 2023 tornado destroyed the original space, which had been in a small brick building across the street from the family home, its rebuilding was followed all over the state.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
At the time of purchase, the home also included a swimming pool, pool pavilion, gardens and a tennis court on a lot across the street.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
In 2018, Zoe Weissman was a student at Westglades Middle School in Parkland, Florida, across the street from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 people were killed in a mass shooting on Valentine's Day and 18 were injured.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 15 Dec. 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 19 Dec. 2025.
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