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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Somebody needs that sugar high just to get through a Monday.
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Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
Those problems include blocking the street so that garbage trucks and emergency vehicles can’t get through.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
The righty needed just 14 pitches to get through the opening inning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
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—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 24 June 2025
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Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
Those problems include blocking the street so that garbage trucks and emergency vehicles can’t get through.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
The righty needed just 14 pitches to get through the opening inning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
How does everybody get through a mass casualty event, 10 months on the other side of it, and move on?
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for get through
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“Get through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20through. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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