across the street

Example Sentences

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Imagine using eyeglasses to learn more about the person across the street.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“Now I want to take that fight across the street and defend the city.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

From across the street security officers are filming the petitioners – and us.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

"We were at work, we had about eight customers and we heard four blasts one after another," Hassan al-Sayed, the owner of a hair salon across the street, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Before we went, though, I checked on Lorren’s book—it was unharmed—and then we hurried across the street.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows