across

[əˈkrɔːs]

Definition:
1. From one side to the other side.
2. To the opposite side.
3. Written from side to side.

Use 'across' in a sentence:

• 1. The bridge was destroyed so we couldn't get across the river.
• 2. Clouds drifted across the sky.
• 3. There's a way across the fields.
• 4. The train was delayed because a tree had fallen across the line.
• 5. She walked confidently across the hall.
• 6. A shadow fell across her face.
• 7. We squelched across the muddy field.
• 8. He offered to ferry us across the river in his boat.
• 9. It's too tight across the back.
• 10. A meteorite streaked across the sky.
• 11. The boys swam across the lake.
• 12. She's not very good at putting her views across.
• 13. The general had to get his troops across the river.
• 14. I walked across Scotland with a friend.
• 15. We shall hear views from across the political spectrum.
• 16. When my name was called, he looked across at me.
• 17. Where's the nearest bridge across the river?
• 18. I could hear his pen scraping across the paper.
• 19. We walked across the springy grass.
• 20. He moved languidly across the room.
• 21. I crunched across the gravel.
• 22. The pipe burst and jets of water shot across the room.
• 23. We strode across the snowy fields.
• 24. He squelched across the turf.
• 25. He walked across the field.
• 26. She took her arm and guided her across the busy road.
• 27. We hired a local guide to get us across the mountains.
• 28. Jo galloped across the field towards him.
• 29. A smile flitted across his face.
• 30. We want to cut across lines of race, sex and religion.
• 31. She pirouetted across the stage.
• 32. He stepped across the threshold.
• 33. Water began to spread across the floor.
• 34. A plane shot across the sky.
• 35. They went on a long train journey across India.
• 36. A train trundled across the bridge.
• 37. He used striking visuals to get his point across.
• 38. We left the road and struck off across the fields.
• 39. The old man hobbled across the road.
• 40. The bank is just across the street.
• 41. Ingrid darted across the deserted street.
• 42. There's a bank right across the street.
• 43. Children from the flats across the street were playing outside.
• 44. The lights changed to red before I could get across.
• 45. A grin spread across her face.
• 46. They fled across the border.
• 47. She wheeled her bicycle across the road.
• 48. Draw a thick black line across the page.
• 49. This view is common across all sections of the community.
• 50. Moira shuffled across the kitchen.
• 51. There's a school just across from our house.
• 52. The industry needs more investment across the board.
• 53. Her family is scattered across the country.
• 54. They tried to ensure uniformity across the different departments.
• 55. The map shows the distribution of this species across the world.
• 56. Growth has not been uniform across the country.
• 57. Incidence of the disease is fairly evenly spread across Europe.
• 58. He had thumbed all across Europe.
• 59. She moved sharply across the room to block his exit.