get across
Example Sentences
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“That is one of the tenets Dick tried to get across: Always put stores first.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
And, so, in wrapping your head around it that way, it’s actually pretty easy to get across.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
They would also consider if Luiz would have been able to get across to prevent the shot.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
The figure is a record for a December day in recent years, and is believed to be due to a backlog of people wanting to get across to Kent because of recent bad weather.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
Here’s how it worked: a maid needing to get across town to her white employer’s home would walk to the morning station nearest her home and wait for a ride.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
