across the counter
Example Sentences
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Where other chefs might bark flat instructions or wave a knife in frustration, her words felt like a hand on your shoulder, a wink across the counter.
From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025
Next in line, we approached her with our scores and as she draped them across the counter, she looked at me and said, “You two are really sweet.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023
Prepandemic, diners could sit across the counter and watch.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2022
His shoulders sank as he leaned across the counter.
From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2021
She pushed a US twenty-dollar bill across the counter.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
