getting at
Example Sentences
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That’s the biggest trick and, I believe, the one you are getting at with your “rose-tinted glasses” image.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
“We’re getting at the cost structures through the organization to be able to address that, and that’s because of the AI initiatives we’re putting forward,” DeVeydt said.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
Not what they came for, not what they needed, but it was more than they thought they were getting at the break.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
More than 3.5 million were getting at least one medicine that the American Geriatrics Society recommends older patients should generally avoid.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
“He only moved here when he started work at the college. His parents aren’t buried there, if that’s what you mean. What are you getting at, hmm?”
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
