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

“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