across the street

phrase

: on or to the other side of the street directly across from something
They live across the street (from us).

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There’s also a beauty salon, a spa boutique featuring Brazilian designers, and beach service directly across the street. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026 And if more eyes across the street from the polling station mean fewer mistakes and mishandling--in a nation in which ballot mistakes and mishandling are exceedingly rare already--then problems should be few. — Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026 Within five days, the duo, operating out of a Starbucks across the street, had secured the signatures needed to file for their own election in California. — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026 The shooting happened in a quiet residential area, across the street from a park and a block away from Bridgeview Elementary School. — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 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 Nov. 2026.

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