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
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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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Drinking less lowers breast cancer risk Despite the attempts of alcohol researchers, health officials and advocates to inform women about alcohol’s risks and its connection to breast cancer, our findings show that this message isn’t getting across to most people.
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Monica Swahn, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
Balanchine, who died in 1983, had reportedly said that the color was too hard to get across onstage.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
So, what exactly is Fido trying to get across by rubbing his face all over you?
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 2 June 2024
Realizing that, with their fuel leak, their only chance of getting across the Mediterranean is to cut weight, Buck orders his crew to throw out all their guns and ammo — along with their top-secret bombsight.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024
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Monica Swahn, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
Balanchine, who died in 1983, had reportedly said that the color was too hard to get across onstage.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
So, what exactly is Fido trying to get across by rubbing his face all over you?
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 2 June 2024
Realizing that, with their fuel leak, their only chance of getting across the Mediterranean is to cut weight, Buck orders his crew to throw out all their guns and ammo — along with their top-secret bombsight.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Get across.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20across. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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