across from
idiom
: 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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Shepherd asked Sorrentino on the air, as the MTV personality sat next to Lauren on a couch across from Shepherd.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Jan. 2026
The demonstrators barricaded a portion of the sidewalk across from the jail where Maduro and Flores have been held since their arrival in New York on Saturday night.
—Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Before the Bruins’ 80-46 win over the Trojans, Jones and former teammate Kiki Rice stood across from each other at center court to speak with the referees before the game.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
Byrd was accused of taking up to five minutes to respond to the scene, even after being in a parking lot directly across from the park and having been the officer to report the shots.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Jan. 2026
The demonstrators barricaded a portion of the sidewalk across from the jail where Maduro and Flores have been held since their arrival in New York on Saturday night.
—Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Before the Bruins’ 80-46 win over the Trojans, Jones and former teammate Kiki Rice stood across from each other at center court to speak with the referees before the game.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
Byrd was accused of taking up to five minutes to respond to the scene, even after being in a parking lot directly across from the park and having been the officer to report the shots.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Across from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20from. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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