across the counter
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Ilya passes Shane his signature ginger ale across the counter and says, “You like tuna melt?”
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026
Elgan asked, as she slid a bowl of candy across the counter.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Next in line, we approached her with our scores and as she draped them across the counter, she looked at me and said, “You two are really sweet.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
One customer, a retired shipyard worker, routinely ordered online, picked up his food wearing a mask and slipped a crisp $50 bill across the counter.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2021
From across the counter comes a wet, cool cabbage, as big as a cannonball.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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