across

Example Sentences

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Across Havana, the ravages of time, lack of maintenance and overcrowding is writ large in the facades of one of the best preserved colonial cities in the Americas.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Across decades of research, the human mind has been shown to weigh negative information more heavily than positive, attend to it faster and remember it longer.

From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026

Across several neighbourhoods, the country's flags were hoisted on windows, balconies, and even on rooftops.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Across the pond, the people most affected by the unrest, and its instigating events, are not having any of it.

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026

Across the country, people built bonfires, organized parades, fired guns, shot cannons, and sang patriotic songs.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson