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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The car park, not quite ten feet wide and almost 50 feet long, is situated behind a locked gate directly across from the townhouse.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025
The Belmond stand at Paris Photo, which runs until Sunday, sits on the balcony across from the Editions Louis Vuitton space.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025
Bessent and Beach will gather at the United States Mint in Philadelphia, just across from the National Constitution Center and a few short blocks from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, to mark the end of the penny's production.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Librarian Kathi Bower Peterson said the collection, located to the right of the front desk and across from the children’s section, dates to at least the 1950s.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025
The Belmond stand at Paris Photo, which runs until Sunday, sits on the balcony across from the Editions Louis Vuitton space.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025
Bessent and Beach will gather at the United States Mint in Philadelphia, just across from the National Constitution Center and a few short blocks from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, to mark the end of the penny's production.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Librarian Kathi Bower Peterson said the collection, located to the right of the front desk and across from the children’s section, dates to at least the 1950s.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Across from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20from. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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