get the message

Example Sentences

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“Many complained that Francis was perpetually chastising the world. Leo is going to be a pastor who tries to get the message across in a more gentle way. But the message remains unchanged,” says Elise Ann Allen, the author of a new biography of Leo.

From The Wall Street Journal

If Congress extends the bigger subsidies, governments and unions will get the message: They are here to stay.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I feel like we have to continue to get the message out that San Francisco is on the rise, and not everybody has heard it,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I was supposed to get the message — and it would be ‘my own decision,’ so I’d be stuck with it,” Dudek said.

From Salon

All drones are banned and international journalists have been visited at home, some on multiple occasions, to ensure they get the message.

From BBC