How to Use get to the bottom of in a Sentence

get to the bottom of

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  • Someone call the cops and get to the bottom of this one.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The Labour government had done little to get to the bottom of the tragedy.
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Boric called on the Chilean courts to get to the bottom of why Neruda was silenced.
    Pablo Manríquez, The New Republic, 27 Sep. 2023
  • A couple of tests will get to the bottom of your health problem.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Banks need to talk to other banks to get to the bottom of these schemes, and that alone can be a challenge.
    Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Others, like Jiang, are determined to get to the bottom of the truth.
    Chris Lau, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
  • These are – these are facts the American people have a right to get to the bottom of.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2023
  • In the past three years, my colleagues and I have been trying to get to the bottom of this question.
    Douglas R. Cavener, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
  • In the clip, Heather pulls Emily Simpson aside for a heart-to-heart chat to get to the bottom of their grievances.
    Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Calvin must get to the bottom of Calvin Jr.’s mischievous deeds.
    Josie Howell | , al, 22 Mar. 2023
  • This time Poirot must get to the bottom of a murder during a Venetian seance.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Dale Pike was determined to get to the bottom of what had happened.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
  • Congress should convene hearings to get to the bottom of this.
    Peter Bergen, CNN, 12 Feb. 2023
  • First thing Jerry needs to do — right after calling the Saints, that is — is get to the bottom of what’s wrong with Dak Prescott.
    Dallas News, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Read on to get to the bottom of your, err, bottom issues—and to find relief from anal itching both in the short and long run.
    Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
  • With many questions left unanswered, can TMZ get to the bottom of what happened?
    oregonlive, 30 Jan. 2023
  • In it, Pugh plays a nurse attempting to get to the bottom of a mystery, seen by some as a miracle.
    Chloe Schama, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2023
  • There was one final attempt to get to the bottom of the allegations.
    Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Prime Minister Rishi Sunak thanked the police and public and said the inquiry would get to the bottom of how Khalife got away.
    Brian Melley, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
  • How to get rid of dark circles Just like with eye bags, the best way to get rid of dark circles is to first get to the bottom of what caused them in the first place, Zubritsky says.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
  • How about letting Twitter get to the bottom of this vexing issue?
    Joe Queenan, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2022
  • What did the Broadduses do about the Watcher? Derek and Maria went to the local police, and understandably asked them to get to the bottom of the case.
    Paul Schrodt, Men's Health, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Hoping to get to the bottom of the incident Bailey reached out to Saks customer service via email, text and through the website.
    Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
  • So a crisis meeting was scheduled to try and get to the bottom of the network’s reluctance to move forward.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2023
  • So a crisis meeting was scheduled to try and get to the bottom of the network’s reluctance to move forward.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2023
  • Pulled out of the harbor, the titular body is brutally disfigured and the two must work together to get to the bottom of the killing.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The good news is, there’s plenty that a gynecologist or urologist can do to get to the bottom of it.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 June 2024
  • Conde-Pumpido didn’t agree with these dismissals and told me recently the state needed to get to the bottom of what happened, then sort out the questions of who was to blame.
    Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2022
  • As detectives worked to get to the bottom of what happened, Matthew's family was learning Matthew had died.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Your candor can help your doc identify certain risk factors and get to the bottom of your concerns.
    Women's Health, 23 Aug. 2023

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