across from

phrase

: on the opposite side from (someone or something)
She sat (directly) across from me at the table.
The restaurant is (just) across from the high school.

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In Catalão, a floating community in the municipality of Iranduba just across from Manaus, residents arrived by boat to cast their ballots at the floating Nossa Senhora Aparecida municipal school. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 On a recent walk through the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship across from Rockefeller Center, the store appeared amply stocked across its floors. — Rachel Felder, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026 Over more than four months of conversations, every single person who sat across from me described their version of the experience. — Kris Kealoha Giron, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 Cementing its presence on Rue du Bac, which is already home to a permanent Sézane store and the brand’s corporate headquarters, the company took over number 117, on the corner across from department store Le Bon Marché. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for across from

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“Across from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20from. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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