across the pond

phrase

informal
: the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
They moved here from across the pond.

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Amid the legal fray across the pond and at home, Brown has been on the road with Usher for their joint North American stadium tour. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 Week 6 of the NFL season featured a star player returning from one of the season’s most dramatic injuries, an important game across the pond and another devastating loss for a Super Bowl contender. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 Jacksonville even had the advantage of already being in London, while Houston had to travel across the pond this week. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Jacksonville swept both of its London games in 2023 and split its two games across the pond in 2024. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for across the pond

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“Across the pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20pond. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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