How to Use across from in a Sentence

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  • Arias and Armenta sit across from each other at a wooden desk built by one of Chavez’s younger brothers.
    — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
  • During one of their early encounters, the pair sit across from each other, close enough in proximity for a charge to ignite but not close enough to tamper with their yearning.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
  • On the other hand, the whole complex is across from Eastside Italian Deli, longtime favorite of Dodger fans.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
  • The box is open to the researcher, who sits across from the subject.
    — Chip Colwell, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
  • And all of a sudden, this door opened like 25 feet across from me.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
  • Two maps – one of the United States, the other of the world – hang on the wall across from the window.
    — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The twins would need to be squatting in the bushes in order to be across from me.
    — Harry Hill, ELLE, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Sitting across from me in the person of the very eloquent Kate Bush.
    — John Russell, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
  • Valet parking: The valet lot is across from the check-in area at doors 4 and 20 in the Dolphin and Flamingo garages.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Four roach traps had 40 roaches in a prep area room across from the cookline.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2024
  • First aid is on the main concourse across from Section 116.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
  • First aid is on the main concourse across from Section 116.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024
  • There was a newsstand across from Canter’s, and there was a copy of the Lesbian Tide.
    — Candace Hansen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Two old ladies sit across from us, frozen at the computer.
    — Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 27 Feb. 2024
  • With a location across from the beach, your kids may never want to leave.
    — Tamara Gane, Chron, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The arrest happened in a park across from Union Station.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2023
  • In court, as the young men sat across from the accuser, they were called out by the victim’s mother.
    — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Ask ‘support questions’ Your job on a first date is to learn about the person across from you.
    — Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
  • What union boss wouldn’t want to sit across from one of her own at the bargaining table?
    — Matt Paprocki, National Review, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The store is in the former Moosejaw store and across from the Shinola Hotel.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2024
  • And the person that was key in all of this is sitting across from you, smiling at you and dancing with you on the beach.
    — Matt Gutman, ABC News, 17 May 2023
  • Siren's Curse is set to be across from Iron Dragon near the park's marina.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2024
  • There are boxes and boxes of records and artists hard at work on couches across from them.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Located across from Serious Pizza, this corn-in-a-cup stand is the go-to spot at the end of the night.
    — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
  • While supporters are allowed in the park across from the courthouse, few have shown up.
    — Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 14 May 2024
  • She’s barely got her ass in the seat across from her boss when Lisky starts yammering.
    — Annalee Newitz, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023
  • The two squads stood across from one another, all donning royal blue hats with a white ’42’ on the front.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
  • Dove fields can be crowded, and sometimes there will be shooters across from you.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 4 May 2023
  • The black-and-white clip saw Watts filming the sky and buildings across from her from her very high hotel room balcony.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
  • Six men and one woman sit across from each other at two tables.
    — Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023

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