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 world slows down, the light begins to dip behind the crown of the brownstones across the street—and for at least a few moments, there is no world outside of the stoop’s magical enclave.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2024
The property at Cass and Alexandrine, across the street from The Old Miami bar, is comprised of a large three-story house dating to the early 1890s that was expanded with a mortuary wing in the mid-1920s and became the William R. Hamilton Co. funeral home.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2024
Back at the table, Fiend started explaining the setup: The battalion’s headquarters were across the street.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
The old Starbucks near Brady Street, which closed six years ago, was also across the street from the new one, at 1677 N. Farwell Ave.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2024
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2024
The property at Cass and Alexandrine, across the street from The Old Miami bar, is comprised of a large three-story house dating to the early 1890s that was expanded with a mortuary wing in the mid-1920s and became the William R. Hamilton Co. funeral home.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2024
Back at the table, Fiend started explaining the setup: The battalion’s headquarters were across the street.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
The old Starbucks near Brady Street, which closed six years ago, was also across the street from the new one, at 1677 N. Farwell Ave.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Across the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20street. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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