get across
Example Sentences
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“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
“It could actually be somewhat helpful, because they’re trying to get across ‘the bar is higher’ without saying, ‘We’re not going to do something that we might very well wind up wanting to do.’
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
There was a clear point he wanted to get across, and he did it very powerfully.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025
During his postgame news conference, Reid was asked what he had been trying to get across to Kelce during the exchange.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025
“They’re telling me the same stuff. I think...I think this moat must be the border of Night’s territory. If we get across, we should be okay. We’ll have to jump.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
