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
Rachel Reeves wants to try to get across that she gets it: that for all the political noise and argument, the cost of living remains the number one issue for millions of families.
From BBC ● 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
“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
“We’d better hurry and get across before they blow it up,” I said.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
