get at

Example Sentences

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I guess what I’m getting at is: It didn’t feel exalted, but I felt purpose and that it was OK to have some responsibility — like a pastor with a congregation.

From Los Angeles Times

After that came a wonderful mash that Renn made of late lingonberries and hazelnuts, and finally some beechnuts, which they burst by the fire and peeled to get at the small, rich nuts inside.

From Literature

“Today’s executive orders get at the root of the housing affordability problem by eliminating obstacles to build more homes and providing better access to financing,” Bill Owens, the trade group’s chairman, said in a statement.

From Barron's

This gets at the main problem Mr. Ansari sees with Western analysis: “We fail to give the Iranians agency in what they do.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The dogs immediately swung down off the trail toward the lake, trying to get at the wolves and deer.

From Literature