Sentence examples for gets at from inspiring English sources

The phrase "gets at" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to mean "to suggest indirectly," or "to come close to expressing." For example: "His comments about the issue only gets at the root of the problem, without really solving anything."

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It gets at entitlement".

Obama gets at least four years.

And it gets at the perpetual striving.

Which gets at your question, I guess.

It gets at who we are".

The whole package gets at most two cheers.

Tebow gets at least another week to get closer.

Raheem Sterling is a threat, he gets at players.

The question gets at the heart of finance today.

The vampire story gets at the heart of that.

But Anderson's statement gets at the unspoken fear.

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