across from

idiom

: on the opposite side from (someone or something)
She sat (directly) across from me at the table.
The restaurant is (just) across from the high school.

Examples of across from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The two leaders sat directly across from each other at a negotiating table as reporters were led into their meeting room inside an Alpine resort. Simon Shuster, TIME, 31 July 2024 Wing Zone Hot Chicken & Wings will be at 6707 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa, right across from a KFC. Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 27 July 2024 There, right across from the Eiffel Tower, the ceremony will have its finale. Caroline Tien, SELF, 26 July 2024 The call came in just after 12:30 Thursday morning, saying a victim had been shot in the head multiple times just across from Adam’s Chapel A.M.E Church on Garrison Boulevard. Vincent Hill, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for across from 

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“Across from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20from. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.

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