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
There’s a possible neighbors-with-benefits situation happening with the cute guy (Lucas Hedges) who lives right across the way.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
The second pivots that bench around to a longitudinal position against the driver's sidewall, creating a vis-a-vis dining lounge in partnership with the passenger-side bench across the way.
—New Atlas, 15 July 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
There’s a possible neighbors-with-benefits situation happening with the cute guy (Lucas Hedges) who lives right across the way.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
The second pivots that bench around to a longitudinal position against the driver's sidewall, creating a vis-a-vis dining lounge in partnership with the passenger-side bench across the way.
—New Atlas, 15 July 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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