get at

Example Sentences

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Spurs were flat against Chelsea and, based on that performance, Everton will get at least a point.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

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

"What you get at the smaller end is mass -- you know, lots of units -- and that's what we are seeing play out in Ukraine," he added.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

His big teeth crunched into calabashes to get at the food inside.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer