get across

Example Sentences

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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

“It wasn’t like having another actor who had another agenda or actions or a perspective that they wanted to get across in the scene,” Foy says.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

Ach, who cares about the tickets at this stage, let's just get across the water, eh?

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

At that time people typically hid in lorries to get across the Channel.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

Just get across the park, I tell myself.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi