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 gas station will be located on the southeast corner of Eola Road and Diehl Road, which is across the street from the CyrusOne data center and a short ways away from Metea Valley High School.
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2025
The couple would continue their night at the Waterfall Bar and Grill across the street, but testimony on that segment of the night is yet to come in the retrial.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
What better place to soak it all in? The circumstances have changed drastically since the kid from Kansas City lugged a water jug across the street.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
The stately Venetian Gothic tower commands a prime location on Michigan Avenue, across the street from the shiny bean sculpture known as Cloud Gate, the Crown Fountain, and the Pritzker Music Pavilion.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2025
The couple would continue their night at the Waterfall Bar and Grill across the street, but testimony on that segment of the night is yet to come in the retrial.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
What better place to soak it all in? The circumstances have changed drastically since the kid from Kansas City lugged a water jug across the street.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
The stately Venetian Gothic tower commands a prime location on Michigan Avenue, across the street from the shiny bean sculpture known as Cloud Gate, the Crown Fountain, and the Pritzker Music Pavilion.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Across the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20street. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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