How to Use get to the bottom of in a Sentence

get to the bottom of

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  • A couple of tests will get to the bottom of your health problem.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Someone might want to get to the bottom of something, the real truth.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Congress should convene hearings to get to the bottom of this.
    Peter Bergen, CNN, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Banks need to talk to other banks to get to the bottom of these schemes, and that alone can be a challenge.
    Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
  • From the start, city leaders promised to get to the bottom of who was supplying the drugs.
    Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Riri is also trying to get to the bottom of what makes Parker tick.
    Stacia Brown, Vulture, 26 June 2025
  • Dale Pike was determined to get to the bottom of what had happened.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
  • The Labour government had done little to get to the bottom of the tragedy.
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2023
  • David seems more determined than ever to get to the bottom of who attacked his wife and why.
    Caroline Blair, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Harry denies the request, but promises to get to the bottom of things.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • The only way to get to the bottom of their motives is not to let their enchanting words blind you.
    Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • These are – these are facts the American people have a right to get to the bottom of.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Others, like Jiang, are determined to get to the bottom of the truth.
    Chris Lau, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Boric called on the Chilean courts to get to the bottom of why Neruda was silenced.
    Pablo Manríquez, The New Republic, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Maybe that's what the investigation will get to the bottom of.
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 26 July 2024
  • In the past three years, my colleagues and I have been trying to get to the bottom of this question.
    Douglas R. Cavener, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
  • There was one final attempt to get to the bottom of the allegations.
    Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 29 Feb. 2024
  • This time Poirot must get to the bottom of a murder during a Venetian seance.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Everyone involved debates it, questions it, talks it over, and tries to get to the bottom of it.
    Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
  • But manufacturers have been slow to get to the bottom of the problem.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
  • How about letting Twitter get to the bottom of this vexing issue?
    Joe Queenan, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Griffith is trying to get to the bottom of Kwan’s civic apathy.
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Read on to get to the bottom of your, err, bottom issues—and to find relief from anal itching both in the short and long run.
    Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The person suggested reaching out to the friend and trying to get to the bottom of the issue.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Your candor can help your doc identify certain risk factors and get to the bottom of your concerns.
    Women's Health, 23 Aug. 2023
  • In it, Pugh plays a nurse attempting to get to the bottom of a mystery, seen by some as a miracle.
    Chloe Schama, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2023
  • To get to the bottom of this, six designers shared their takes and the results were surprisingly split.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Ownership and Schoen will have to get to the bottom of those answers in their interviews.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Trump promised to get to the bottom of Jeffrey Epstein by releasing all the files.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2025
  • The good news is, there’s plenty that a gynecologist or urologist can do to get to the bottom of it.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 June 2024

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