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adjective
cross·town
ˈkrȯs-ˈtau̇n 
Example Sentences
The two schools were crosstown rivals in baseball.
We rode a crosstown bus.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Patriots improved to 18-9 overall and 4-2 in Area 8 with the win over crosstown rival James Clemens on Friday.
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al, 30 Jan. 2023
Boston University men’s hockey team defeated its crosstown rival Boston College, 6-3, before 6,150 at Agganis Arena Friday night.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023
Before its come-from-ahead defeat to its crosstown rival, UCLA dropped a 58-52 decision at Arizona that ended its 14-game winning streak.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
Anthony Nimani, Platt: Nimani scored a career-high 44 points in an 89-74 win over crosstown rival Maloney Friday.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2023
As today's family car of choice, three-row SUVs are sentenced to live out much of their days doing just this kind of duty, along with road trips, car pools, and the occasional crosstown move.
—Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 17 Jan. 2023
Kimbrel was in his third season with the Chicago Cubs when he was involved in a crosstown trade that sent him to the Chicago White Sox on July 30, 2021.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 23 Dec. 2022
Tyler Anderson darted for the crosstown Angels in free agency and Walker Buehler will likely miss the entire 2023 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery which opened a spot in their rotation.
—James O’connell, Hartford Courant, 15 Dec. 2022
The rings, Josh insisted, were delicious, but none stood up to the rigors of crosstown traffic.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2022
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al, 30 Jan. 2023
Boston University men’s hockey team defeated its crosstown rival Boston College, 6-3, before 6,150 at Agganis Arena Friday night.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023
Before its come-from-ahead defeat to its crosstown rival, UCLA dropped a 58-52 decision at Arizona that ended its 14-game winning streak.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
Anthony Nimani, Platt: Nimani scored a career-high 44 points in an 89-74 win over crosstown rival Maloney Friday.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2023
As today's family car of choice, three-row SUVs are sentenced to live out much of their days doing just this kind of duty, along with road trips, car pools, and the occasional crosstown move.
—Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 17 Jan. 2023
Kimbrel was in his third season with the Chicago Cubs when he was involved in a crosstown trade that sent him to the Chicago White Sox on July 30, 2021.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 23 Dec. 2022
Tyler Anderson darted for the crosstown Angels in free agency and Walker Buehler will likely miss the entire 2023 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery which opened a spot in their rotation.
—James O’connell, Hartford Courant, 15 Dec. 2022
The rings, Josh insisted, were delicious, but none stood up to the rigors of crosstown traffic.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries Near crosstown
Cite this Entry
“Crosstown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crosstown. Accessed 8 Feb. 2023.
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