across the way
idiom
: across from someone on the other side of the street
They live across the way (from us).
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Croissants for breakfast from the French bakery across the way, business meetings in the red-leather booths in Balthazar, and Equinox just a block away — better than any hotel gym.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025
The lights from the building across the way had gone out, and everything was darker now.
—Samanta Schweblin, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
The wet bathroom across from the kitchen includes the standard cassette toilet and shower, saving room by sending occupants across the way to the kitchen for sink use.
—New Atlas, 12 Mar. 2025
As a bonus, your neighbors will enjoy admiring this setup from across the way too.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025
The lights from the building across the way had gone out, and everything was darker now.
—Samanta Schweblin, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
The wet bathroom across from the kitchen includes the standard cassette toilet and shower, saving room by sending occupants across the way to the kitchen for sink use.
—New Atlas, 12 Mar. 2025
As a bonus, your neighbors will enjoy admiring this setup from across the way too.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for across the way
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“Across the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20way. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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