from coast to coast

phrase

: across an entire nation or continent

Examples of from coast to coast in a Sentence

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For years, Florida has offered Americans from coast to coast a free-market alternative for pursuing their careers and raising their families. — Elaine Parker, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 The investigation into Hayden Panettiere’s death has stretched from coast to coast, with federal authorities now looking into whether the actress obtained illicit drugs from a dealer in Southern California, the Los Angeles Times reported. — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026 Freedom, the Second Amendment, the greatest military in the history of the world, gorgeous nature from coast to coast, cheap domestic light beer and other examples that would take me a month to list. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 This summer has been all about comfy pull-on pants, with cool girls from coast to coast gravitating towards Leset’s Kyoto Carpenter Pants. — Jordan Julian, InStyle, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for from coast to coast

Word History

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of from coast to coast was in 1811

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“From coast to coast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20coast%20to%20coast. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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