get at

Example Sentences

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“Today’s executive orders get at the root of the housing affordability problem by eliminating obstacles to build more homes and providing better access to financing,” Bill Owens, the trade group’s chairman, said in a statement.

From Barron's

This gets at the main problem Mr. Ansari sees with Western analysis: “We fail to give the Iranians agency in what they do.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The dogs immediately swung down off the trail toward the lake, trying to get at the wolves and deer.

From Literature

The dogs were barking, straining at their leashes in a frenzy to get at the beast.

From Literature

“That’s very nice, Mom,” I said, “but what are you trying to get at here?”

From Literature