How to Use across country in a Sentence

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  • Ford came here in 1921, driving across country with his family.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
  • Heavy snow and high winds expected to sweep across country.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Ford came here in 1921, driving across country with his family.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
  • As the world’s reserve currency, the dollar is used to trade commodities across country lines.
    — Julia-Ambra Verlaine, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022
  • And the lack of mental health care is also phenomenon across country.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 24 June 2022
  • The offensive coordinator packed up his wife, Jennifer, and their three kids, and drove the thing across country.
    — John Canzano, oregonlive, 15 Nov. 2020
  • Many Canadians who fly across country to see family or escape south to the tropics for a few weeks of precious sun, have canceled those trips.
    — New York Times, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Target is temporarily closing or shortening the hours of about 200 stores in the United States as protests and looting spread across country in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd.
    — Steve Lohr, New York Times, 31 May 2020
  • Target is temporarily closing or shortening the hours at about 200 US stores as protests and looting spread across country in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2020
  • There have been cases across country where no-knock warrants have been served violently, and on the wrong people and locations.
    — Lauren Castle, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Keyes also suggested checking the website FlightAware to track larger flight trends across country.
    — Forrest Brown, CNN, 28 Dec. 2021
  • That prompted the family’s move across country to San Francisco at a moment where the city was a mecca for dreamers and iconoclasts.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Today, used second-gen Astros and Safaris are a favorite among people who travel across country to camp and find adventure.
    — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Twenty years earlier, my family took a big Amtrak trip across country.
    — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 29 Oct. 2020
  • The playoffs are where there could be a major increase in spending with teams potentially flying across country pending the postseason seeding.
    — Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
  • But nothing prevented him from flying across country to not only get to know his new teammates and coaches, but also start learning the playbook in coach Kliff Kingsbury’s high-octane offense.
    — Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2021
  • That eliminates shipping costs as well as hefty taxes and tariffs on transporting alcohol across country lines.
    — Stephanie Cain, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2021
  • The United States has not studied the issue nationally, but workplace transmission has made for a significant portion of the infections across country.
    — Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Lawmakers in states across country are seeking to pass legislation expanding or restricting gun access in the aftermath of mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Tex.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 18 July 2022
  • On a per capita basis, the average global household wastes 74kg of food each year, a figure that's broadly similar across country income groups which indicates that widespread improvement is necessary.
    — Niall McCarthy, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Particularly companies that operate across country borders will be less reliant on the conditions of the local economy.
    — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Amtrak derailments make up about 2% of all train derailments involving major railroads across country — a small share partly because the passenger operation accounts for a fraction of train traffic nationwide.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2022
  • In addition to providing funding for aid, the international Latter-day Saint network has allowed Scurtu and those working alongside her to connect family members separated across country lines.
    — Tamarra Kemsley, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 May 2022

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