across from
idiom
: on the opposite side from (someone or something)
She sat (directly) across from me at the table.
The restaurant is (just) across from the high school.
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The mission began in fairly standard form: The SEALs infiltrated a bleak and dusty corner of Ramadi that happened to overlook a marketplace and, unbeknownst to them, also sat across from the lair of the Iraqi insurgents.
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Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
By the time the Businessmen’s Assurance Company put their name atop the striking structure across from Union Station, the building had already spent 12 years as the Sweeney School.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
The red carpet, staged across from the theater’s towering marquee, had its own spectacle.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 5 Apr. 2025
Photo : The Finale Masterplan Development The townhomes are located across from the BreckConnect Gondola.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2025
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Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
By the time the Businessmen’s Assurance Company put their name atop the striking structure across from Union Station, the building had already spent 12 years as the Sweeney School.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
The red carpet, staged across from the theater’s towering marquee, had its own spectacle.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 5 Apr. 2025
Photo : The Finale Masterplan Development The townhomes are located across from the BreckConnect Gondola.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for across from
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“Across from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20from. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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