get-at-able
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Some $3 trillion of get-at-able minerals are thought to lie under a country bigger than France, Germany and Spain combined, equivalent roughly to $1m for each of nearly 3m Mongolians.
From Economist ● Oct. 9, 2014
I don't know that a graveyard is a very good place to go to get cheered up, but it seems the only get-at-able place where there are trees, and trees I must have.
From Anne of the Island by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
How I wished my Mr. Reginald Brace could have been anywhere get-at-able!
From Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune by Onions, Mrs. Oliver
Look much at Dr. H.'s paper of directions—put my tickets in every conceivable place, that they may be get-at-able, and finish by losing them entirely.
From Hospital Sketches by Alcott, Louisa May
It is true that art, science, and literature are entirely without status in Australia, but then personal distinction of whatever kind is far more get-at-able than at home.
From Town Life in Australia by Twopeny, Richard Ernest Nowell
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