How to Use get out in a Sentence

get out

verb
  • Protests got out of hand at times.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Hire her and get out of her way.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
  • What's his plan to get out of this?
    — Steve Inskeep, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Grab the bear and tell him to get out?
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Denise told her to get out of the house.
    — Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Guentzel was about to get out of the box.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Pagano pulled over and got out of his car.
    — Laura Fay, CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • Train up in these events and get out there.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Don't let this deal get out of your scope.
    — PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
  • When news of this got out, the press went wild.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • But the left can't get out of its way once again.
    — Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Lehman got out and walked to the back of his car.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Then, good teams are able to get out of those ruts faster.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Maybe jump the fence over to his left and get out of dodge.
    — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • Domínguez got out of the jam for his ninth save of the year.
    — ABC News, 10 May 2026
  • Ready to get out on the open water?
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Lay up, get to the green, two-putt and get out of there.
    — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • Did people just get out of the habit?
    — Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Stop forcing us to get out of our cars.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
  • Rossi got out of the car and threw his gloves down to the ground.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025
  • Trying to get out of harm's way.
    — ABC News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • But things can sometimes get out of hand.
    — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
  • Fox got out of the pilot biz a while back.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 June 2026
  • She's just gotten out of her own taxi.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Want to see a ball get out in a hurry?
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But the Cavs could not get out of their own way.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 22 May 2026
  • And the word just hadn't gotten out.
    — Jack Fink, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • But things are getting out of hand.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Wake up and take some time getting out of bed.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But other than that, just get out and play.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026

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