across

Example Sentences

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It came after an extraordinary period of gains across global chip and AI-related equities.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The company produces steady cash flows from the royalty payments it gets from companies that drill for natural gas across its 3.4-million acre portfolio, and pays it back to shareholders.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Though piano, synthesizer and what seems to be a reed instrument are audible, it comes across as something created spontaneously with toys and noise-making devices discovered in a room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

As Maine voters of both parties select their nominees this week, candidates across the political spectrum are demonstrating just how deeply ranked choice voting has become woven into the state’s politics.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Everything was perfect, except for the boy across from me.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith