get through
verb
got through; got through or gotten through; getting through; gets through
1
: to reach a destination
2
: to gain approval or a desired outcome
3
a
: to become clear or understood
our warnings finally got through to him
b
: to complete a communications connection
Examples of get through in a Sentence
we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall
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Severe thunderstorms roared through downtown Houston on Thursday, causing rain to get through a section of the retractable roof at Minute Maid Park and pour into the bullpen in right-center field as Javier warmed up.
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Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
But Boston took only four minutes to regain the lead at 2-1 when Charlie McAvoy’s wrister got through Sergei Bobrovsky, who otherwise played masterfully.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
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Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
But Boston took only four minutes to regain the lead at 2-1 when Charlie McAvoy’s wrister got through Sergei Bobrovsky, who otherwise played masterfully.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
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“Get through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20through. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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