across the pond

idiom

informal
: the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
They moved here from across the pond.

Examples of across the pond in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Jessica Alba's daughters enjoying a fun girl's trip across the pond. Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024 The Swiss watchmaker is now offering hands-on educational experiences across the pond and beyond, according to a statement shared Tuesday. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024 Rees-Zammit path across the pond started with the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program, or IPPP, a bid from the NFL to increase the league’s player base beyond North America and attract around-the-world talent. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024 This third installment, directed by Steven Soderbergh, catapults Mike across the pond to London, courtesy of a wealthy socialite played by Salma Hayek Pinault. Travis Bean, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 See natural wonders like Icelandic fjords and the dramatic peaks and crystal waters of the Prince Christian Sound before arriving across the pond in New York on August 7. Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2024 And the case brewing in the U.K., which is set to go to trial early next year, has the potential to have larger ramifications, rippling across the pond to the U.S. Oliver Darcy, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024 But wherever a sense of place is cultivated to its fullest potential—in a dreamy mid-century Big Apple, for example, or on the Bernstein’s Connecticut estate, and especially across the pond in the English town of Ely—there’s magic to be found. Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2024 Life's a beach in these small and big cities across the pond. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2024

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“Across the pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20pond. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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