across the street
idiom
: on or to the other side of the street directly across from something
They live across the street (from us).
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The raid took place in the 400 block of South Vancouver Avenue in East Los Angeles, across the street from Garfield High School.
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Holland Lake Softball Fields can be seen in the background just across the street from the nursing home.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
The Asian concept is moving across the street.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2025
Film at Lincoln Center across the street continued to fly the arthouse flag.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Holland Lake Softball Fields can be seen in the background just across the street from the nursing home.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
The Asian concept is moving across the street.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2025
Film at Lincoln Center across the street continued to fly the arthouse flag.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for across the street
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“Across the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20street. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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