across from

phrase

: on the opposite side from (someone or something)
She sat (directly) across from me at the table.
The restaurant is (just) across from the high school.

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Sea monster Charybdis lives across from Scylla and causes destruction and death by acting as a massive whirlpool. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 The Hitch Outfitters and General Store are two local-favorite shops located across from each other on Main Street in downtown McMinnville. Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 18 July 2026 Sitting across from her at the diner, Chris Wade, the podcast’s longtime producer and another somewhat recent West Coast transplant, remembers it well. Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026 The metal shelving across from the ice machines had sticky accumulation. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado july 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for across from

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“Across from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20from. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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