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 Saida Grundy, a sociologist, was seated across from Kendi. —

Rachel Poser January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 4 June 2024 Kansas City Pride Festival Friday, June 7, through Sunday, June 9 Theis Park, across from the Nelson-Atkins Thousands come to this festival to walk through booths for LGBTQ-friendly nonprofits and businesses, and watch musicians and drag performances. —

Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024 Sana’s bedroom door stood ajar across from Tan’s, but fortunately, his 5-year-old sister slept like a log. —

Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024 The two squads stood across from one another, all donning royal blue hats with a white ’42’ on the front. —

Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for across from

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