get through to

Example Sentences

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The approach was unorthodox—this wasn’t exactly the Vince Lombardi playbook—but Arteta seemed to get through to his young squad.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

But you did get through to him and, while there are no guarantees, it appears to have worked out.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Polls consistently put all the candidates, except for Mariani, above the 10% level of votes needed to get through to the second round.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Fliers scrambled to make new connections and get through to airlines on jammed phone lines.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

I was thinking that I might have to advise the publisher that I simply couldn’t seem to get through to my subject when the first note of hope occurred.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey