across the counter
Example Sentences
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Ilya passes Shane his signature ginger ale across the counter and says, “You like tuna melt?”
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
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
One customer, a retired shipyard worker, routinely ordered online, picked up his food wearing a mask and slipped a crisp $50 bill across the counter.
From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2021
The interaction across the counter 15 minutes later felt similarly familial, despite two masks and a sheet of plexiglass between us.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2021
“I don’t know what’s going on with you,” the man says from across the counter, “but I’m not taking your money.”
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
