How to Use get through in a Sentence

get through

verb
  • Nobody, not even his brother, could get through to him.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2022
  • UConn didn’t get through the game without more injury woes.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 9 Oct. 2022
  • James Blackman couldn't get through pregame warmups and was ruled out before kickoff.
    Mitchell Gladstone, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The Dolphins just can’t get through a game where a quarterback doesn’t take a blow to the head.
    Kenny Rosarion, Sun Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2022
  • And without the needed depth, barges can’t get through and water supplies are threatened.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2022
  • CrowdStrike then fired back on Sunday, saying the airline had refused offers of help to get through the outage faster.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
  • But as crews tried to move the boat so that emergency vehicles could get through, McGill said, the front of the boat was ripped entirely off.
    Trevor J. Mitchell, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Grid operators were looking for conservation efforts of about 2,000 megawatts to give the grid enough cushion to get through Wednesday with any outages.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Many of us depend on our friends to get through the good, the bad, and the blah.
    Jay Deitcher, SELF, 24 Oct. 2023
  • What gave you the strength to get through those moments? God.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2023
  • There’s a suprise song set to get through and Midnights, of course.
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Use it to get through the day and to build rapport with colleagues.
    Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 July 2024
  • The singer, who once could record three songs in a night, struggles to get through a few lines.
    Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 25 June 2024
  • But first, there’s one last day of spring weather to get through.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 June 2024
  • There were a couple of kids who just couldn't get through the practice.
    The Arizona Republic, 5 Jan. 2024
  • But enough rays will still get through to damage your eyes.
    Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Amazon was the most tedious in terms of clicks required to get through the process.
    Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2023
  • At some point last week, Donald Trump’s lawyers got through to him.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Aid trucks that do manage to get through the Rafah crossing aren’t able to meet the need, Skau said.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2023
  • That should get through to the guys who’ve been struggling against left-handers.
    Jon Marks, Miami Herald, 30 June 2024
  • Plus, how his two little ones get through the long car ride from New York City.
    Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2024
  • On Tuesday, the account announced its closure to get through the rest of the week.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Short naps can give you a boost to get through the day and evening activities.
    Sally Ferguson, CNN, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Detmers got through the first three innings with only one run on the board.
    Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 1 June 2024
  • That was his whole reason for getting through that last year of his life.
    Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Every time one of us gets through the door, our job is to keep the door open for other people.
    Ariana Marsh, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Cycle, walk, or simply get through the day in these kicks for busy women on the go.
    Grace Smith, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
  • The cub tried to get through a fence that separated it from the tree where it and the other cub were perched.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Lack of sleep is a given for six months of the year, and some days are harder to get through than others.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2023
  • To get through this moment, leaders will need to thread a needle.
    TIME, 30 July 2024

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