get across
verbDefinition of get across
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Synonyms & Antonyms for get across
Synonyms
clarify, clear (up), construe, demonstrate, demystify, elucidate, explain, explicate, expound, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, simplify, spell out, unriddle
Antonyms
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Examples of get across in a Sentence
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City regained their lead when Aguero got across his man and latched onto another superb De Bruyne cross. — SI.com, "Man City 2-2 Spurs: Report, Ratings & Reaction as VAR Rules Out Late City Winner," 17 Aug. 2019 Instead of driving straight across all four lanes and risking a T-bone crash, drivers first have to make a right turn and then a U-turn to get across or go left. — Molly Korzenowski, Twin Cities, "Been through a ‘reduced conflict intersection’? They’re getting more common — and this one has a new twist," 11 July 2019 There are underground tunnels all over Disneyland that allow characters to get across the park quickly and help to make sure customers never see employees in their street clothes. — Jelani Addams Rosa, Seventeen, "13 Super Cool Secrets You Never Knew About Disneyland," 18 July 2014 Senegal center-back Salif Sané got across to make a block and appeared to have done enough, but the ball looped high into the Cairo night -- almost comically high -- and somehow kissed the underside of the crossbar and nestled into net. — Matias Grez, CNN, "Algeria crowned Africa Cup of Nations champion after beating Senegal," 19 July 2019 In the end, Federer just couldn’t quite get across the finish line. — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, "Opinion: Roger Federer will not forget the sting of this Wimbledon loss to Novak Djokovic," 14 July 2019 Their experience is that most deals, even in a revitalizing market like Detroit, still need a lot of help to get across the finish line. — John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit recovery strong enough to fly on its own? No, development boss says," 2 July 2019 The odds of getting across to the U.S. no longer seem promising. — Dallas News, "Mexico wrestles with its identity as the national guard helps Trump and López Obrador crack down on migrants," 29 June 2019 The debate has also been fueled by a searing photograph of a Salvadoran father and daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande trying to get across. — Alicia A. Caldwell, WSJ, "The Rush Is on to Spend Border Aid Funds," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'get across.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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