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
Was there something about you that you felt like you wanted to get across in this special that maybe you haven’t gotten to in your previous specials?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
At times they were slow to get across, allowing Pedro Porro to play accurate long balls down the line.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 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
If we could get across, there was a road on the other side.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
