get at

Example Sentences

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Earlier this week, the government detailed changes to the deal, with Australia to buy three second-hand submarines from the US, replacing a former agreement that Australia would get at least one new vessel.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 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

“It doesn’t seem like there is an upper limit to how big the Street’s balance sheet can get, at least anytime soon,” the analysts wrote in a recent note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

“If I know you, Olaf,” said the man with the hook-hands, “you’ll figure out a way to get at that Baudelaire money.”

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket