get at

Example Sentences

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends adults get at least seven hours of sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal

Or Mama would have me figure out how much change we should get at the checkout at the store, and I’d say, “Seven dollars and eighty-six cents.”

From Literature

“Half a mile to the gate,” he said, covering his broken tooth with his upper lip so the wind couldn’t get at it.

From Literature

He's a big strong boy that gets his team up the pitch and he gets at the opposition - and Digne had no answers for him.

From BBC

The work he gets at the center can bring in another $400 a month, just enough to get by.

From Los Angeles Times