across country
idiom
1
: from one side of a country to the other.
They drove across country.
2
: from one side of the countryside to the other
The river runs across country.
3
: by a course going directly over the countryside rather than by roads
The group walked across country.
Examples of across country in a Sentence
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Embracing radicalism Oakland Mayor Thao joins mayors from across country in D.C. asking for homelessness resources
Currently, the city operates six tiny home or cabin shelter sites, totaling more than 500 units, with three new facilities in the pipeline to add hundreds more beds.
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Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
As Beyoncé’s new country era continues to unfold, expect to continue to see gains for Black women across country music.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2024
How about using some of that disposable income to do things with those children who moved across country with you.
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
The donation comes at a time when families across country is grappling with rising living costs.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 24 Oct. 2023
Our faculty help students gain a multi-perspectival understanding of regional issues both within nation-states and across country borders, where the social, political, and economic interconnectivity between the United States and its Latin American partners have reverberations on a global scale.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2023
Ford came here in 1921, driving across country with his family.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
Ford came here in 1921, driving across country with his family.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
Lawmakers in states across country are seeking to pass legislation expanding or restricting gun access in the aftermath of mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Tex.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 18 July 2022
Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
As Beyoncé’s new country era continues to unfold, expect to continue to see gains for Black women across country music.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2024
How about using some of that disposable income to do things with those children who moved across country with you.
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
The donation comes at a time when families across country is grappling with rising living costs.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 24 Oct. 2023
Our faculty help students gain a multi-perspectival understanding of regional issues both within nation-states and across country borders, where the social, political, and economic interconnectivity between the United States and its Latin American partners have reverberations on a global scale.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2023
Ford came here in 1921, driving across country with his family.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
Ford came here in 1921, driving across country with his family.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
Lawmakers in states across country are seeking to pass legislation expanding or restricting gun access in the aftermath of mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Tex.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 18 July 2022
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“Across country.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20country. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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