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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Our stage door was across the street from the box office of the Lycieum.
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H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Guests also receive a $50 food and beverage credit at VEA, located across the street from Fashion Island.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Every time the Russian-drone camera panned across our building, searching for signs of life, Adama, Triple-A, and Ghost waved at the monitor, pointing toward the building across the street.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
The burger joint is across the street from Jimboy’s Tacos and Burger King locations.
—Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Guests also receive a $50 food and beverage credit at VEA, located across the street from Fashion Island.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Every time the Russian-drone camera panned across our building, searching for signs of life, Adama, Triple-A, and Ghost waved at the monitor, pointing toward the building across the street.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
The burger joint is across the street from Jimboy’s Tacos and Burger King locations.
—Sacbee.com, 13 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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