crosstown
adjective
cross·town
ˈkrȯs-ˈtau̇n 
1
: situated at opposite points of a town
crosstown schools
2
: extending or running across a town
a crosstown street
a crosstown bus
Examples of crosstown in a Sentence
The two schools were crosstown rivals in baseball.
We rode a crosstown bus.
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The crosstown rivals were placed in West Group B for the third iteration of the NBA’s In-Season Tournament, the league announced Wednesday, alongside the Memphis Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans.
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Khobi Price, Oc Register, 9 July 2025
With the Mets’ series victory in Queens over the weekend, the crosstown rivals split their six head-to-head meetings this season.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
The New York Yankees and Mets start a crosstown series Friday.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 July 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani away from the crosstown rival Los Angeles Angels ahead of last season, and without Ohtani stepping on the mound, won the World Series.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
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Khobi Price, Oc Register, 9 July 2025
With the Mets’ series victory in Queens over the weekend, the crosstown rivals split their six head-to-head meetings this season.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
The New York Yankees and Mets start a crosstown series Friday.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 July 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani away from the crosstown rival Los Angeles Angels ahead of last season, and without Ohtani stepping on the mound, won the World Series.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for crosstown
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“Crosstown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crosstown. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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crosstown
adjective
cross·town
ˈkrȯ-ˈstau̇n
1
: being on different sides of a town
schools that are crosstown rivals
2
: going across a town
a crosstown bus
crosstown
adverb
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