across the way

idiom

: across from someone on the other side of the street
They live across the way (from us).

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Attended by his glamorous, much younger girlfriend (Grace Kelly), Jeff spends his time spying on the neighbors in the apartment building across the way. Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025 Orangetheory, Hotworx Yoga and Club Pilates are also located across the way, off West Seventh Street. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025 During a waterside sundowner, paired with pours of sparkling wine from South Africa’s Spier Winery, a lone hippo made its presence loudly known across the way. Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025 Next door to the warehouse is a Cummins Sale and Service site and a Western Trailer warehouse, and across the way is a WinCo warehouse. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for across the way

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“Across the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20way. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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