- present participle of cross.
crossing
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
It was Vindics-Toth who made the decisive break, before Donnelly followed, holding on through an uphill climb to the finish line and crossing 12 seconds after the Hungarian.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Benaissa said the mass crossing by such people was a "deeper sign of a crisis of confidence in the future" and in "the ability of institutions to guarantee adequate social protection and equal opportunity".
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Phobos travels in the opposite direction, crossing from the lower left toward the upper right.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Olympic champion Hodgkinson broke the 800m indoor record in February, which had stood since 2002, crossing the line in 1:54.87.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Thanks again!” she says to Dr. P. “Oh, hey,” she greets Jonah and me before crossing the driveway back to our house.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Traffic was slow throughout July, with an average of 26 crossings a day, and in June, with 33 a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
It is not the first time that social media has encouraged irregular crossings into Ceuta.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Faded zebra crossings are treated as little more than road markings no-one respects.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The crossings came after Spain's Supreme Court ruled that migrants stopped at sea while trying to reach Ceuta or Melilla, another Spanish exclave, cannot be summarily returned to Morocco.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
By the dozens, then hundreds, then thousands, they began to assemble at the border crossings between East and West Berlin on the evening of November 9.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
