get hold of
Example Sentences
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"I've been trying to contact my nan and you can't get hold of her at all. Honestly - there's no phone bars."
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
"I kept trying to get hold of Tony, but he wouldn't answer any calls or emails, so I went round to the house," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The U.S. has reached a new borrowing milestone in its struggle to get hold of its finances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
And he’ll need to get hold of their nighttime raids into the pantry and incessant time spent on social media before it renders them unfit for purpose when their parents get home.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
“Oh, yeah. My prep team was all upset a few months ago, I think, because they couldn’t get hold of that,” I say casually.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
