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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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Last year, The Felix Project rescued 18,000 tonnes of surplus food from more than 200 suppliers and delivered it to about 1,200 community organisations across London.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Photos released by state media showed the wreckage of a winged craft scattered across the ground alongside grey and blue components that allegedly included cameras.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Domestic tourism and entertainment spending have increased as movie theaters and amusement parks, once banned, have sprouted across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Importantly, these patterns have appeared repeatedly across unrelated languages in different parts of the world.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Suddenly, as if one body, the bison turned and stared across the field of big bluestem—the way she was supposed to go, according to her fickle map app.

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