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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The bomber picks up the hidden camera attached to something across the street and runs. Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 One of the businesses, Royal Smokey, is located across the street from Smyth Elementary School. James Taylor, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Crosby’s father, Fort Lauderdale restaurateur Ted Sabarese, originally signed a 10-year lease in 2023 for the freestanding building on Northeast Third Avenue, across the street from Peter Feldman Park. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 In the building across the street, an old woman came out onto her balcony in a nightgown, a toddler in tow, and began banging a pot. Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 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 23 Aug. 2026.

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