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

"So now we can allow the nerves to get across the gap."

From BBC • Feb. 10, 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

Mary Lou was trying to get across the room to Alex, who was standing there as pink as can be.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech