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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State of play: Making Indiana's school board races partisan has been on the agenda for some Statehouse Republicans for several years but has never gotten across the finish line.
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Arika Herron, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Those looking to get across Manhattan this weekend, can get to some of the same places via the M34 SBS bus or the 42nd St. subway shuttle.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
In pulling off the balance between the morbid premise and the humanity of the character afflicted by it, director Rashida Jones relies on Erivo’s ability to get across the panic and dread of the situation with the subtlest of brush strokes.
—Sezin Koehler, EW.com, 28 Feb. 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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Arika Herron, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Those looking to get across Manhattan this weekend, can get to some of the same places via the M34 SBS bus or the 42nd St. subway shuttle.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
In pulling off the balance between the morbid premise and the humanity of the character afflicted by it, director Rashida Jones relies on Erivo’s ability to get across the panic and dread of the situation with the subtlest of brush strokes.
—Sezin Koehler, EW.com, 28 Feb. 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 28 Mar. 2025.
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