cross over

Example Sentences

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"We didn't think that it would cross over and be as big as it became."

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“The armed groups have taken territory, and so people from one place can’t cross over to where the other group is,” he said, calling government assertions that it had gained back some ground “a lie.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Why do you think some U.K. acts cross over and some don’t?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

The central Tower of Jesus Christ will grow with the addition of the rest of the cross over the next few months, eventually standing at 172 metres tall.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

She should smile like that all the time, Park thought; it made her face cross over from weird to beautiful.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell