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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Recently, the medical establishment has adopted the obesity-is-a-disease message in part to get across that fatness isn’t the result of poor choices, laziness, or neglect.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Mar. 2025
Hikers must be wary of tides when traversing these sections—at high tide, the ocean simply washes up to the cliffs and prevents anyone from getting across.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 24 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Mar. 2025
Hikers must be wary of tides when traversing these sections—at high tide, the ocean simply washes up to the cliffs and prevents anyone from getting across.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 24 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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 10 Apr. 2025.
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