get the message

Example Sentences

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“Many complained that Francis was perpetually chastising the world. Leo is going to be a pastor who tries to get the message across in a more gentle way. But the message remains unchanged,” says Elise Ann Allen, the author of a new biography of Leo.

From The Wall Street Journal

Henry Kissinger even sent Richard M. Nixon a memo about the tour, and the president scrawled a note at the bottom inquiring how “youth leaders might get the message.”

From New York Times

This year, he has been tweeting a lot to his 689,800 followers and said in his letter that the social media platform was a "very efficient means to get the message out."

From Reuters

My suggestion would be to call Cody and say, “You’ve got to be kidding. There’s no way this is going to happen,” but I’m sure you have a more gracious response that would still get the message across.

From Washington Post

“Some of them are not my first choice, but at the same time, they’re powerful. And hopefully, they’ll get the message that they can do things and that they don’t have to accept what lobbyists say, and they don’t have to accept what the guys say, but move forward.”

From Los Angeles Times