How to Use cross in a Sentence

cross

1 of 2 noun

• Those who could not write signed their names with a cross.
• The teacher marked the absent students on her list with crosses.
• Dahlin gave him a few hard cross checks.
  — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
• The cross still stands, the blood still flows.
  — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
• Then a right cross with stick still in hand.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
• Albireo marks the foot of the cross.
  — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
• Score top with a thin cross from end to end of each dough ball.
  — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
• It’s not lit, there are no cross walks, there are no stop signs.
  — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
• On the other, there was that cross-up.
  — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 6 May 2026
• There’s a clear cross-over appeal.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
• So how do Gary and Teri cross paths?
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
• Styles hit a cross body to the outside and sold his ribs.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
• Hot cross buns are best served warm, freshly glazed and iced.
  — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 1 Apr. 2026
• The lights on the building were turned on in the shape of a cross.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
• In the end, the cross left the stage — but not people’s minds.
  — Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
• The tree trunk the cross was leaning against was torched, along with some leaves.
  — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 10 June 2026
• The cross back and forth was important to us.
  — Steve Spaleta, Space.com, 26 May 2026
• He had been outkicked many times in cross country.
  — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
• Their names are listed on a sign attached to a wood cross.
  — Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2025
• The raw ground meant more to Will than the cross stuck into it.
  — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
• The amps are now gone, but the cross still flashes onscreen.
  — Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
• The cross above the door has remained there since before the storm.
  — Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
• Because the whole thing about cross country is glide.
  — Outside Online, 29 Oct. 2025
• An overlapping full-back who can whip over a hell of a cross.
  — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• An overlapping full-back who can whip over a hell of a cross.
  — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026
• An overlapping full-back who can whip over a hell of a cross.
  — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
• Dahlin got two minutes for cross-checking.
  — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
• The tie was sealed by Charles’ cross-shot with four minutes to go.
  — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 13 May 2026
• Remove the press from the fridge and press the plunger down to lower the cross plate.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2023
• His gravesite has a white marker with a cross in the middle and a vase on each side.
  — Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025

cross

2 of 2 verb

• The dog crossed the street.
• Put a nail where the boards cross.
• One line crossed the other.
• He was the first runner to cross the finish line.
• We crossed the state border hours ago.
• The highway crosses the entire state.
• The train crosses through France.
• Or would that cross a line for you?
  — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
• But, of course, it's crossed my mind.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
• May watched, jaw clenched, arms crossed, eyes glassy.
  — Justin Williams, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
• That was the line that Adam couldn’t cross.
  — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 22 Feb. 2026
• Why did the leprechaun cross the road?
  — Nicole Harris, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
• When does a leprechaun cross the road?
  — Nicole Harris, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
• His desire to cross pawns again.
  — Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
• Maryland would be wise not to cross it.
  — Jeffrey S. Trimbath, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026
• Some ships have tried crossing the strait.
  — Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
• Fingers crossed for a good one.
  — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
• Fingers crossed the rain holds off!
  — R29 Team, Refinery29, 22 Sep. 2025
• His arms were crossed, face neutral.
  — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
• Fingers crossed for things to head that way.
  — Monica Garske, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
• The man admits that the thought has crossed his mind.
  — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
• Then these cravings crossed oceans.
  — Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
• The goal is to be the first to cross the finish line.
  — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
• The lights go down; the first look crosses the floor.
  — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
• Where does this roast rank in terms of crossing the line?
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 May 2026
• If that line isn't clearly drawn, it will be crossed.
  — Daniel Schwartz, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
• The whole of the ball has to cross the goal line for a goal to be scored.
  — Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 22 June 2026
• Price crossed above it, retested it, and launched from there.
  — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 18 May 2026
• People do not have to pay to cross or hang out on the bridge.
  — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
• Mogget crossed the rainbow bridge in March.
  — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025