1
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of across
Erik Pedersen, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
More than 700 artists were nominated across 58 categories this year, according to Manuel Abud, CEO of the Latin Recording Academy.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Oct. 2024
By the numbers: The sign measures roughly 106 feet across, with individual letters standing from seven to 11 feet tall.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for across 
Preposition
This month, Eastman, working with prison librarians across the country, set up a GoFundMe page through Chevalier’s to raise funds to purchase books for the incarcerated.
—Erik Pedersen, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
More than 700 artists were nominated across 58 categories this year, according to Manuel Abud, CEO of the Latin Recording Academy.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
Adverb
Getting down there required digging a pair of holes, 900 and 700 feet deep, then boring two and a half miles across to connect them.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Oct. 2024
By the numbers: The sign measures roughly 106 feet across, with individual letters standing from seven to 11 feet tall.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for across
Recent Examples of Synonyms for across
Preposition
-
Victims have called on two bishops and an associate minister to follow the archbishop in resigning over their involvement in the scandal.Arion McNicoll, The Week UK, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
-
According to the Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center, syphilis rates among Native Americans in its region soared by 1,865% from 2020 to 2022 — over 10 times the 154% increase seen nationally during the same period.Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
Preposition
-
The Sharks’ prospect pool was also largely devoid of high-end talent, with the organization trading away multiple first-round draft picks throughout the 2010s for short-term solutions to keep the championship window open.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
-
The agency’s $48 billion budget funds medical research on cancers, vaccines and other diseases through competitive grants to researchers at institutions throughout the nation.Aleccia Washington, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
Adverb
-
So when storms do roll through, more rain can fall over land, which increases the risk of flooding.Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
-
The guys place their initial poles, and with a whole minute to slide through, there isn’t much suspense.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Preposition
-
Second Wind Funds works with a network of around 900 therapists across the state who range in expertise.Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
-
While the average new vehicle buyer spends around $48,000 for a new ride today, this rig costs nearly 4 times that at $178 Grand.Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near across
Cite this Entry
“Across.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/across. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share