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 owner of Pierre's Deli across the street, a popular spot to parishioners, urged those responsible to turn themselves in.
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Christine Sloan, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
The 1898 The Post hotel lies in the city center at the edge of the riverbank, with a 13th century church just across the street.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
The document alleges Fuel was parked in a parking lot across the street from the gas station while the victim was inside.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
So is the Baptist church across the street.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Christine Sloan, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
The 1898 The Post hotel lies in the city center at the edge of the riverbank, with a 13th century church just across the street.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
The document alleges Fuel was parked in a parking lot across the street from the gas station while the victim was inside.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
So is the Baptist church across the street.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Across the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20street. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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