across the street

Example Sentences

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Since 2022, the “big saving grace if you lost your job has been you could go across the street and find a new one,” Song said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Last September, Ríhanna Kelver was standing outside the Crowbar & Grill in Laramie, Wyoming, preparing to start her bartending shift, when she noticed a group of men across the street.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

The situation escalated and one of the officers - named in legal documents as PC Butler - pushed Moses across the street towards a shop window, which was captured on CCTV.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Now he works across the street from the mosque as the programs and outreach coordinator at the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Alexi looked across the street and said, "That is Lance. He hands out fliers for the show in front of the rink."

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene