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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The gunfire sent panicked revelers fleeing and parents scrambling to shield little leaguers playing at a baseball diamond across the street from the park.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The retailer, located across the street from the Apple store, carried everyday leather earrings, handbags and belts, among other items.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 29 Dec. 2025
Gáldu's Arctic location—just a few miles from Finland's northernmost ski resort and across the street from the country's second largest national park—offers an abundance of year-round activities.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
In 1940, when Marty was 10, Sarah left Morris and moved with the kids to a tenement across the street from Seward Park, a public space that happened to have a communal ping-pong table.
—Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The retailer, located across the street from the Apple store, carried everyday leather earrings, handbags and belts, among other items.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 29 Dec. 2025
Gáldu's Arctic location—just a few miles from Finland's northernmost ski resort and across the street from the country's second largest national park—offers an abundance of year-round activities.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
In 1940, when Marty was 10, Sarah left Morris and moved with the kids to a tenement across the street from Seward Park, a public space that happened to have a communal ping-pong table.
—Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 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 1 Jan. 2026.
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