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'cross' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'cross' with 20 example sentences.

cross adjective

: extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis

: annoyed and irritable

cross noun

: a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

: a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

: any affliction that causes great suffering

: (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species

: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

cross verb

: travel across or pass over

: meet at a point

: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

: fold so as to resemble a cross

: to cover or extend over an area or time period

: meet and pass

: trace a line through or across

: breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

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  • You were crossed off the list.
  • Thank you for helping me cross the road.
  • She helped the old man cross the road.
  • Don't cross this bridge.
  • He crossed the river in a small boat.
  • I saw him cross the street.
  • Has it ever crossed your mind?
  • He crossed the Pacific Ocean in thirty days.
  • Keep your fingers crossed for me!
  • Now, I can cross that off my bucket list.
  • She was the last to cross the finishing line.
  • They crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
  • That possibility hadn't crossed my mind.
  • Jesus died on the cross for our sins.
  • The flood prevented me from crossing the river.
  • We crossed the frontier yesterday.
  • I dare you to cross this line.
  • Crossing that desert is dangerous.
  • "I hope we won't be late." "Fingers crossed!"
  • Crossing the river was a piece of cake.

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