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.