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'crossing' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'crossing' with 19 example sentences.


crossing noun

: traveling across

: a shallow area in a stream that can be forded

: a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect

: a junction where one street or road crosses another

: a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other

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

: a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)


  • He was nearly hit by the car while crossing the street.
  • Look to the left and right before crossing the street.
  • The flood prevented me from crossing the river.
  • Crossing that desert is dangerous.
  • An old woman is crossing the street.
  • Crossing the river was a piece of cake.
  • I'm crossing my fingers.
  • Drivers must look out for children crossing the road.
  • Try sitting down and crossing your legs.
  • A little black dog is crossing the road.
  • There's a bear crossing the highway.
  • We went from France to Spain by crossing the Pyrenees.
  • She succeeded in crossing the Pacific Ocean by boat.
  • I love doing things and crossing them off my bucket list.
  • Look at the train crossing the bridge.
  • Never swap horses while crossing a stream.
  • Thank you for crossing the river to help me.
  • The dog crossing the road was run over by a bus.
  • We had a rough crossing on an old ferry.
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