across the way
idiom
: across from someone on the other side of the street
They live across the way (from us).
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The main galley is across the way from the bathroom, utilizing a compact layout that relies on the flip-up worktop and dual burner stove/sink folding lids as prep space.
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New Atlas, 11 Aug. 2025
In the high-rise across the way, lights turned on, one after another.
—Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
For seafood lovers, the biggest news at Findlay might be the relocation and expansion of James Beard semifinalist Hideki Harada's Japanese seafood market, Sen, which moved from a tiny stall inside the main market house to the former Heist Fish & Poultry market just across the way.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Or the view of St. Paul’s Cathedral, just across the way.
—Rima Suqi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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New Atlas, 11 Aug. 2025
In the high-rise across the way, lights turned on, one after another.
—Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
For seafood lovers, the biggest news at Findlay might be the relocation and expansion of James Beard semifinalist Hideki Harada's Japanese seafood market, Sen, which moved from a tiny stall inside the main market house to the former Heist Fish & Poultry market just across the way.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Or the view of St. Paul’s Cathedral, just across the way.
—Rima Suqi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for across the way
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“Across the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20way. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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