across the street

phrase

: on or to the other side of the street directly across from something
They live across the street (from us).

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Since then, they've been held at the Federal Detention Center in Miami, a prison across the street from the courthouse. Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026 But as the couple slept, a Russian strike hit a warehouse across the street from their building, sending a blast wave through the apartment and threatening to stop the wedding scheduled for Tuesday morning. ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 On Kauai’s south shore, Hurricane Lowell lifted a home off its foundation and split it in two, the storm’s powerful winds thrusting part of the structure across the street. Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026 The original music video saw the girl once known as Rebbeca Gomez spitting bars, figuratively, in front of the Kia Forum across the street. Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 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 12 Sep. 2026.

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