across the street
idiom
: on or to the other side of the street directly across from something
They live across the street (from us).
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But DiCaprio, 50, dove across the street to greet hundreds of cheering fans outside the TCL Chinese Theatre.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Tour buses park across the street.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Carolyn Donaldson, who grew up across the street from Macedonia, remembers as a small child attending services there with her parents.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Pizza options in downtown Bryan - Downtown Bryan serves up not one, but two pizzerias—sitting right across the street from each other.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Tour buses park across the street.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Carolyn Donaldson, who grew up across the street from Macedonia, remembers as a small child attending services there with her parents.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Pizza options in downtown Bryan - Downtown Bryan serves up not one, but two pizzerias—sitting right across the street from each other.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for across the street
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“Across the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20street. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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