How to Use get through to (someone) in a Sentence

get through to (someone)

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  • So maybe the message of this play is gonna get through to someone.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Sparks said he’s tried for the last few weeks to get through to the warden, without success.
    — Grace Toohey, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Google at first struggled to get through to Musk to discuss the unpaid bills.
    — Julia Love, Fortune, 21 June 2023
  • For the entire second week of the war, Alexander hadn’t been able to get through to his brother.
    — David Kortava, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2023
  • In many schools, those are the hoops a student must get through to join honors classes.
    — Talia Richman, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023
  • There’s a hidden way to get through to someone whose phone is set to Do Not Disturb.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 16 July 2023
  • Gilbert can sometimes get through to Gauff where her parents can’t.
    — Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Others have tried and failed to get through to the company by phone or online.
    — Isabella Simonetti, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Whether or not her latest message will get through to her fans remains to be seen.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Half an hour later, Hovey was able to get through to her mom on FaceTime.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Why doesn’t Hank get through to him emotionally the way Sally and Cousineau do?
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Someone needs to get through to that girl, who seems determined to put herself in harm’s way.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 5 Oct. 2022
  • At the same time, many of them are trying hard to find a way to get through to parents who are afraid of vaccinating.
    — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2014
  • This charge attracts the viral particles, so they get stuck in the fabric and don’t get through to your nose or mouth.
    — Emma Yasinski, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Will that really get through to the people who support Mr. Trump?
    — WSJ, 22 May 2022
  • If press-freedom groups can’t get through to Modi, perhaps Biden can.
    — Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Though there are only a handful of golden buzzers to hand out, contestants can still try to get through to the live shows.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The problem is coach Tom Herman and his staff have struggled to get through to their players week after week.
    — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 12 Oct. 2020
  • On Friday, Shalonda Madison was trying to get through to her sister on the phone.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2021
  • Your husband has tried to get through to his mother, but without success.
    — Annika Ringle, Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Her uncle in the United Arab Emirates managed to get through to Plestia’s mother over the phone.
    — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
  • But the person who may be in a better position to get through to him is his therapist.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 25 July 2023
  • Djokovic, once again, is highly likely to get through to the final after the draw was revealed Friday.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 30 June 2023
  • Miller thought the Flores’ ball was going to get through to center field, so his first step or two was to the middle of the diamond to take the cutoff throw.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Occasionally, though, the activism seems to get through to brands, says Byrne.
    — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Payton called the Texas Workforce Commission’s fraud line, but couldn’t get through to anyone.
    — Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 26 July 2021
  • Of course, these methods may get through to inveterate gifters.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Moreover, the lack of fat under the skin of young chickens allows more oven gases to get through to the meat, which can also create a pink tint, the USDA says.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
  • There are several dominant teams in the West which the Suns have to get through to live up to their title expectations.
    — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The buses needed to get through to the domestic terminal in order to meet the Marine unit waiting there.
    — Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2021

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