get across

Example Sentences

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Was there something about you that you felt like you wanted to get across in this special that maybe you haven’t gotten to in your previous specials?

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

“You try to get across it’s not about where you get drafted,” Snead said Thursday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

They would also consider if Luiz would have been able to get across to prevent the shot.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

“It could actually be somewhat helpful, because they’re trying to get across ‘the bar is higher’ without saying, ‘We’re not going to do something that we might very well wind up wanting to do.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

I really need to get across this path—the kind of need-to that should push me to have some brilliant idea.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi