get across
verb
got across; got across or gotten across; getting across; gets across
: to become clear or convincing
: to make clear or convincing
we couldn't get our point across
Examples of get across in a Sentence
what I'm trying to get across is that there simply is no money for the project
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The second stage is building a step puzzle and then getting across some ropes with three planks; the top two teams move on.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Then, Schumer on Wednesday asserted the framework had insufficient support to get across the finish line.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Additionally, 21% of complaints said pedestrians were climbing over, under or through train cars to get across.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Take Governor Greg Abbott’s (R-Texas) proposal to create a statewide education savings account (ESA) program, which Speaker Burrows is committed to getting across the finish line.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Then, Schumer on Wednesday asserted the framework had insufficient support to get across the finish line.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Additionally, 21% of complaints said pedestrians were climbing over, under or through train cars to get across.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Take Governor Greg Abbott’s (R-Texas) proposal to create a statewide education savings account (ESA) program, which Speaker Burrows is committed to getting across the finish line.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get across
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“Get across.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20across. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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