get across

Example Sentences

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At times they were slow to get across, allowing Pedro Porro to play accurate long balls down the line.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 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 wasn’t like having another actor who had another agenda or actions or a perspective that they wanted to get across in the scene,” Foy says.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

For this event, you had to cross over a ten-yard patch of Poisoned Peanut Butter but, as Ms. Owens explained, “Only two of you can wear the Anti-Poison shoes to get across at a time!”

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben