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 38,000 square-foot space is across the way from the Costco on Tyvola Road, just off Interstate 77.
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Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
Attended by his glamorous, much younger girlfriend (Grace Kelly), Jeff spends his time spying on the neighbors in the apartment building across the way.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Orangetheory, Hotworx Yoga and Club Pilates are also located across the way, off West Seventh Street.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
During a waterside sundowner, paired with pours of sparkling wine from South Africa’s Spier Winery, a lone hippo made its presence loudly known across the way.
—Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
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Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
Attended by his glamorous, much younger girlfriend (Grace Kelly), Jeff spends his time spying on the neighbors in the apartment building across the way.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Orangetheory, Hotworx Yoga and Club Pilates are also located across the way, off West Seventh Street.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
During a waterside sundowner, paired with pours of sparkling wine from South Africa’s Spier Winery, a lone hippo made its presence loudly known across the way.
—Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 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 20 Oct. 2025.
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