get across

Example Sentences

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Rachel Reeves wants to try to get across that she gets it: that for all the political noise and argument, the cost of living remains the number one issue for millions of families.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“You try to get across it’s not about where you get drafted,” Snead said Thursday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

“It wasn’t like having another actor who had another agenda or actions or a perspective that they wanted to get across in the scene,” Foy says.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

“It could actually be somewhat helpful, because they’re trying to get across ‘the bar is higher’ without saying, ‘We’re not going to do something that we might very well wind up wanting to do.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

“They’re telling me the same stuff. I think...I think this moat must be the border of Night’s territory. If we get across, we should be okay. We’ll have to jump.”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan