across the street
idiom
: on or to the other side of the street directly across from something
They live across the street (from us).
Examples of across the street in a Sentence
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Protesters not affiliated with MIT registered with the city of Cambridge to hold a rally in support of Israeli and Jewish students in front of the school's main entrance on Massachusetts Avenue, across the street from the encampment.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
Name Nicole Row Best known for Bass, nature enthusiast, running across the street to say hello to strangers’ dogs.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 3 May 2024
The high school is across the street from the middle school.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
Yet the neighbor across the street is not losing coverage.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
Free on-site parking and additional free parking is available across the street.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
That’s good news for folks looking for a bite or a drink before heading to a show at The Vivarium, the new music venue that opened in February across the street on Farwell Avenue.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
Mendo recalls the shooters firing at her and several other students who had fled to a park across the street from the school.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
It’s located straight across the street from Wild Root, one of three other food-and-drink businesses owned downtown by restaurateur Dan Watts.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2024
Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
Name Nicole Row Best known for Bass, nature enthusiast, running across the street to say hello to strangers’ dogs.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 3 May 2024
The high school is across the street from the middle school.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
Yet the neighbor across the street is not losing coverage.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
Free on-site parking and additional free parking is available across the street.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
That’s good news for folks looking for a bite or a drink before heading to a show at The Vivarium, the new music venue that opened in February across the street on Farwell Avenue.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
Mendo recalls the shooters firing at her and several other students who had fled to a park across the street from the school.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
It’s located straight across the street from Wild Root, one of three other food-and-drink businesses owned downtown by restaurateur Dan Watts.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Across the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20street. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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