get across

Example Sentences

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And, so, in wrapping your head around it that way, it’s actually pretty easy to get across.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"So now we can allow the nerves to get across the gap."

From BBC • Feb. 10, 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

Mary Lou was trying to get across the room to Alex, who was standing there as pink as can be.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech