get at
Example Sentences
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Like I said, I would see how much others are selling this ticket for and match that price or sell it for a bit less, just to ensure you get at least some money back.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
The more you are who you are, the better you get at playing the song.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
During breeding season—roughly late April through most of August—they nest in underground burrows on offshore islands where mammalian predators such as mink, rats and foxes can’t get at them or their young.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"We came up with a somewhat ingenious set of methods to get at something very difficult to analyze in the fossil record."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
I put them on their chains so they could get at the fresh straw in their houses to make soft beds and realized that I had learned something again that night.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
