get at

Example Sentences

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I can hear the record at home — what I don’t get at home is a sense of the person.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

One of the hardest things as a parent whose child is not sleeping is how furious you can get at 4 a.m., even though you know you shouldn’t be angry, because they’re just a baby.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

"Earlier we would get at least six days of work a week, now it's down to four," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

"But we don't have any of this kind of large-scale understanding for flow in the lowermost mantle. And that's really what we want to get at."

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

“Let’s get at it. Twice five; will that do? Three times five; will that do? Four times five; will that do?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens