get through to

Example Sentences

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“I’ve got a chain saw and a four-wheel-drive vehicle. Be glad to try to get through to her, if you want to go with me and help clear the road.”

From Literature

“It felt very satisfying that I found a way to get through to her.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"I thought nobody would be able to get through to give us any support really."

From BBC

However, while they were preparing to be talked through the process themselves, someone did get through to try to take them to hospital.

From BBC

"We have gone in with higher self-esteem, to first attack the competition and try to get through to the knockout stage. We are on our way to doing that."

From Barron's