gets through

present tense third-person singular of get through

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gets through Now going their separate ways has become a lighthearted race to see who gets through faster – and Maxson has actually won a few times. Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 30 July 2026 The real shift is no longer about optimizing how one person gets through a day, but instead about rethinking what one person can accomplish in the first place. Vitalii Dodonov, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The odd firetruck gets through the barricade, but otherwise there’s no thru traffic to speak of. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 July 2026 Madeline Coleman\ Hamilton delivers, Leclerc gets through it Leclerc said before the race that this was one of the worst weekends of his career. Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 24 May 2026 Fire investigators hope that the message gets through to residents, especially with the unseasonably warm and dry conditions across Colorado. Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026 Attorneys for Meta said the company discloses risks and makes efforts to weed out harmful content and experiences, while acknowledging that some bad material gets through its safety net. Morgan Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026 As The Pitt gets through another shift at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center during Season 2, the show is preparing to tackle immigration amid a crucial time. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026 That criminal is back on the street before the officer gets through doing the paperwork. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets through
Verb
  • That seems rather unfair on those who operated well under their PSR limit, and a concession offered by the EFL arrives in the form of a transitional ‘allowable headroom injection’.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Much will depend on temperatures and the elevation of the snow level when each storm arrives.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But of course, that ability to travel with ease—and joy—comes with a foolproof list of travel accessories to make the journey as smooth as humanly possible.
    Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Her accessory choice comes two weeks after Meghan and Harry shared a rare photo of their children Princess Lilibet, 5, and Prince Archie, 7, visiting Althorp, Princess Diana’s childhood home.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In a series distinguished by copious disgusting battle scenes, Ormund co-stars in one of its very grossest—a gross-on-gross-on-gross flambé—and almost gets in one last barf.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Everything, however, will change come Monday as that’s when the team finally gets in pads.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Wright’s claim that 5 to 7 million barrels per day are bypassing the Strait of Hormuz via pipelines appears to be accurate.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • How those amounts are calculated also appears widely up to the provider and can be opaque.
    Julie Appleby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Gets through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20through. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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