get across

Example Sentences

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Was there something about you that you felt like you wanted to get across in this special that maybe you haven’t gotten to in your previous specials?

From Los Angeles Times • 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's been hard to come by over the years when playing for Ireland, so we're desperate to get across that."

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The figure is a record for a December day in recent years, and is believed to be due to a backlog of people wanting to get across to Kent because of recent bad weather.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

“These people will all get across the river.”

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway