across from

idiom

: on the opposite side from (someone or something)

She sat (directly) across from me at the table.

The restaurant is (just) across from the high school.

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Paul Sutton, Lori Sutton PRODUCERS: Paul Sutton, Lori Sutton Twenty-four prisoners – mostly lifers – sat across from a dozen students at a maximum-security prison yard in Southern California as part of an innovative 14-week, creative writing program. —

Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024 Shake Shack is planning to open its third Richmond-area location in Short Pump in the under-construction West Village shopping center across from GreenGate. —

Karri Peifer, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024 During one of their early encounters, the pair sit across from each other, close enough in proximity for a charge to ignite but not close enough to tamper with their yearning. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024 Arias and Armenta sit across from each other at a wooden desk built by one of Chavez’s younger brothers. —

Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for across from