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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Trump, Vice President-elect JD Vance and a small group of others will pray with Rev. Robert Fisher at the small, yellow church just across the street from Lafayette Square.
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Luke Garrett, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
Soufflé is almost ready at the Paiva household just across the street from the beach in sultry Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Not to mention the fountains, rose bushes, and colorful planters in Central Park, just across the street.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
The new location, across the street from the old Division of Motor Vehicles headquarters now owned by the City of Raleigh, could also be used for community gatherings, coffee classes and coworking space, Kulik said.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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Luke Garrett, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
Soufflé is almost ready at the Paiva household just across the street from the beach in sultry Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Not to mention the fountains, rose bushes, and colorful planters in Central Park, just across the street.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
The new location, across the street from the old Division of Motor Vehicles headquarters now owned by the City of Raleigh, could also be used for community gatherings, coffee classes and coworking space, Kulik said.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Across the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20street. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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