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across

[uh-kraws, uh-kros] / əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɒs /
PREPOSITION
from one side to the other of
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ADVERB
from one side to another; transversely
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ADJECTIVE
crosswise
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Example Sentences

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“Sometimes you got to take the hit to get your point across,” Smart said Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times

In October, at the peak of Oktoberfest celebrations, a forest fire closed a major highway funneling visitors across the Cascades.

From The Wall Street Journal

This large meta-analysis reviewed data from 59 studies conducted across 18 countries, making it the most extensive evaluation so far of plant-based diets in children under 18 years of age.

From Science Daily

Using this archive, the research team tracked changes in airborne moss spores across a 35-year period, focusing on 16 different moss species and groups.

From Science Daily

The figure is a record for a December day in recent years, and is believed to be due to a backlog of people wanting to get across to Kent because of recent bad weather.

From BBC