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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Some people posted the aftermath on social media that showed boxes of fireworks littered across the street with flames still active.
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Tori Apodaca, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
More than seven hundred people lined up in a park across the street from the courthouse, hoping for a seat.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Best Shopping Promenade at Bonita Bay Saunders, who lives right across the street, loves the variety of shops, restaurants, bars, and entertainment at the Promenade at Bonita Bay.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2026
In 2021, Tatmon was observed loitering outside a liquor store directly across the street from the Sky Market with two other men, one of whom subsequently shot and killed Edward Morgan, 41, of Oakland, during a confrontation.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
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Tori Apodaca, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
More than seven hundred people lined up in a park across the street from the courthouse, hoping for a seat.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Best Shopping Promenade at Bonita Bay Saunders, who lives right across the street, loves the variety of shops, restaurants, bars, and entertainment at the Promenade at Bonita Bay.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2026
In 2021, Tatmon was observed loitering outside a liquor store directly across the street from the Sky Market with two other men, one of whom subsequently shot and killed Edward Morgan, 41, of Oakland, during a confrontation.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Across the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20street. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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