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
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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There are two paths that could allow beachgoers to get across Levy’s property.
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Terribly unsafe for anyone to get across.
—Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
There are two paths that could allow beachgoers to get across Levy’s property.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
For getting up the hill and getting across the flatter sections.
—Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2026
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Terribly unsafe for anyone to get across.
—Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
There are two paths that could allow beachgoers to get across Levy’s property.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
For getting up the hill and getting across the flatter sections.
—Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Get across.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20across. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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