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
Recent Examples on the Web
The political echelon has been careful in its public statements because of the isolationist wing, Dayan told CNN, but Israel’s perspective is getting across, with Netanyahu confidant Ron Dermer and others giving interviews to right-wing media outlets in the US.
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Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Those would provide safe and appealing crossings both for people in cars and on foot or bikes in spots where getting across now is onerous and dangerous.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released text for its portion of the Trump legislative agenda policy bill that Republicans are trying to get across the finish line, becoming the first Senate panel to do so.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 4 June 2025
Of course, his message doesn't get across to everybody, and plenty see Klaatu as an interstellar busybody.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 3 June 2025
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Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Those would provide safe and appealing crossings both for people in cars and on foot or bikes in spots where getting across now is onerous and dangerous.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released text for its portion of the Trump legislative agenda policy bill that Republicans are trying to get across the finish line, becoming the first Senate panel to do so.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 4 June 2025
Of course, his message doesn't get across to everybody, and plenty see Klaatu as an interstellar busybody.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 3 June 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 16 Jul. 2025.
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