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
Recent Examples on the Web
Private insurance, the kind that people get through work, typically won’t cover in-home personal care assistants and nurses.
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Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 8 June 2024
Estes needed just 70 pitches to get through the Mariners’ lineup unscathed twice before Crawford lined a first-pitch fastball beyond the reach of Cameron, the A’s right fielder, and off the base of the outfield wall.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Among its many properties, albuterol can stabilize the neurotransmitter at that junction between nerve and muscle so that the command reliably gets through to the muscle.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 5 June 2024
But even the coach who got through the team meeting without a tear started breaking down on the dais.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
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Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 8 June 2024
Estes needed just 70 pitches to get through the Mariners’ lineup unscathed twice before Crawford lined a first-pitch fastball beyond the reach of Cameron, the A’s right fielder, and off the base of the outfield wall.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Among its many properties, albuterol can stabilize the neurotransmitter at that junction between nerve and muscle so that the command reliably gets through to the muscle.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 5 June 2024
But even the coach who got through the team meeting without a tear started breaking down on the dais.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
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“Get through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20through. Accessed 14 Jun. 2024.
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