across the way
idiom
: across from someone on the other side of the street
They live across the way (from us).
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There’s no on-site restaurant, but right across the way is the Chatham Bars Inn, the perfect upscale Ying for the casual Yang of the golf round.
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Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 9 May 2024
There was a major river nearby, mountains across the way, and a small town with a few stores.
—Justin Nobel, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Sitting nervously in his green room as the announcer teases his set, Wallen stares anxiously at a woman sitting silently across the way before getting his call.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024
More:Best New Restaurant No. 9: Barda in Detroit Nearby and just across the way from Barda, is its sister and more casual restaurant, Puma, which opened in late May of this year.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
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Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 9 May 2024
There was a major river nearby, mountains across the way, and a small town with a few stores.
—Justin Nobel, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Sitting nervously in his green room as the announcer teases his set, Wallen stares anxiously at a woman sitting silently across the way before getting his call.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024
More:Best New Restaurant No. 9: Barda in Detroit Nearby and just across the way from Barda, is its sister and more casual restaurant, Puma, which opened in late May of this year.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Across the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20way. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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