How to Use crossing in a Sentence

crossing

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  • Stop at the railroad crossing.
  • The crossing takes an hour and will set you back around $80 for a round-trip.
    — Chris Heasman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2023
  • At the world’s busiest border crossing, the lines can stretch for blocks.
    — Carmen Valeria Escobar, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The crossing sees more than 25% of the trade between the two countries.
    — Rob Gillies, ajc, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The tragedy came late one evening when a freight train sped through a crossing where a car was stopped.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Troops seized the Rafah crossing into Egypt, which has been closed since.
    — Ellen Knickmeyer and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
  • In October, Egypt blocked the gates of the crossing with concrete slabs.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The aid arrived from the Rafah crossing, the Palestine Red Crescent said.
    — NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
  • But when the group reached the San Ysidro border crossing on March 7, an agent pulled the family and their van to the side.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Fox sent a perfect crossing pass from near the right sideline.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Now, in mid-July, the key crossing still hasn't reopened.
    — Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 13 July 2023
  • People who said they were linked to Hamas have set up checkpoints on the Gaza side leading to the crossing.
    — Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The Sherman Minton Renewal project is meant to add 30 years of life to the decades-old crossing, the release said.
    — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2023
  • In recent days, the U.S. has seen a sharp increase in crossings along the southern borders.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2023
  • To reach the crossing, Mr. Alshawamreh rose at 5 a.m. and waited in the darkness for a southbound car pool.
    — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2023
  • The extension of the road west and a crossing over Interstate 49 are phase tw0.
    — Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2023
  • On Tuesday afternoon a crowd of men had formed at the crossing in the bitter cold.
    — Muhammad Haj Kadour, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Border crossings are said to come from all over the globe, including parts of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2023
  • There are more than 20 ferry routes across the Bosphorus, and the crossing takes only 15 minutes.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2023
  • This was also closest to the crossings, whether through Egypt or through Jordan.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
  • They’re durably made, with a mix of tough nylon and suede, and have a Gore-Tex liner that keeps feet dry on creek crossings or hiking in the rain.
    — Ebony Roberts, wsj.com, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The man purchased a ticket at the station shortly before the crossing, Reile said.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The climax of this parade was the river crossing on the Bir-Hakeim bridge, which is a double-decker: the métro shares it with a roadway.
    — Andrew Martin, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The bridge will be constructed 40 feet north of the existing crossing.
    — Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The Texas border with Mexico was one of the busiest for migrant crossings, but that trend seems to be shifting.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
  • In the 42nd minute, Yahia Attiyat Allah sent a hopeful crossing pass in front of the Portuguese goal.
    — Tariq Panja, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Most are stationed in front of schools, alongside crossing guards or on busy street corners.
    — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Another 150 aid trucks crossed through the Egypt-Gaza Rafah border crossing on Sunday, the spokesman said.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Border Patrol agents hadn’t seen so many crossings in years, including from countries like Nicaragua that hadn’t previously sent many immigrants to the U.S.
    — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Israel only slowly and sparingly opens crossings into Gaza, an area sealed off from outside access.
    — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024

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