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
: to reach the end of : complete
got through the ordeal unhurt
Examples of get through in a Sentence
we had trouble getting through because of the heavy snowfall
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Despite throwing 63 pitches through three innings, Ray only needed 30 pitches to get through the latter three frames.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Entering Saturday, Holmes had pitched at least five innings in all seven of his starts and had gotten through six innings in four of them.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Officers had to deploy tear gas and pepper spray when some tried to get through the fences.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The Cubs will need continued consistency from Edward Cabrera, Jameson Taillon and Colin Rea to get through this stretch without Boyd and Steele.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Entering Saturday, Holmes had pitched at least five innings in all seven of his starts and had gotten through six innings in four of them.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Officers had to deploy tear gas and pepper spray when some tried to get through the fences.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The Cubs will need continued consistency from Edward Cabrera, Jameson Taillon and Colin Rea to get through this stretch without Boyd and Steele.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
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“Get through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20through. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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