1
: extending or airing across an entire nation or continent
a coast-to-coast flight
a coast-to-coast broadcast
2
: extending from one end of a playing surface (such as a basketball court) to the other
a coast-to-coast rush
also : relating to or resulting from a coast-to-coast play
a coast-to-coast layup
coast-to-coast adverb

Examples of coast-to-coast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After the pandemic took away their ability to tour behind Twelfth in 2020, the 97’s have plotted a coast-to-coast American Primitive tour through the fall. Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024 And in 2045, the U.S. will once again experience a coast-to-coast total solar eclipse. Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024 The next total solar eclipse to cross the continental U.S. coast-to-coast in will occur in 2045. Denise Chow, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024 The weed brand continues its movement coast-to-coast with the opening of its latest storefront partner, a new Cookies retailer in Worcester, Massachusetts. Lindsey Bartlett, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 Late in the third quarter, after Josh Hart went coast-to-coast for a layup, Draymond Green’s inbounds pass hit an unsuspecting Trayce Jackson-Davis in the back of the head for a turnover. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024 But the judges have issued sweeping nationwide injunctions that block government programs and policies coast-to-coast. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024 Movies stayed silent for their first few decades, but TV rocked out not long after the first coast-to-coast U.S. broadcast. Joe Lynch, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024 Those are usually the three reasons why gas prices go up coast-to-coast every spring. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of coast-to-coast was in 1911

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“Coast-to-coast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast-to-coast. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

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