How to Use get out of (something) in a Sentence

get out of (something)

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  • Still, even with a shaky call, that run should never get out of the gates for 53 yards.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Aldaia mayor Guillermo Lujan also urged residents to leave their places of work, posting to X telling them to get out of the streets due to the latest alert.
    — Atika Shubert, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Do the first eight to 10 minutes and get out of the way.
    — Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Some have yelled at them to get out of the street or get a job.
    — Patrick Wilson, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2024
  • The one closest to me married at 17 to get out of the house.
    — Lynn Dewoskin Covarrubias, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The girls quickly changed their minds, and the 13-year-old was able to get out of the car.
    — Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 10 May 2024
  • He’s got to get out of (the pocket) and have that feel to get out of there.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The best way to get out of a jam is not to get into one in the first place.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The video showed Mitchell, in an orange jail shirt and pants, get out of the van.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2023
  • For those who want to get out of the house just to chill, Cincinnati is the place to be.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 15 June 2024
  • But Casey struck out the next batter to get out of that jam.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2023
  • Who is going to get out of the grip of the predator and heal in just a few years?
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • At the end of the ramp, handrails are available to help users get out of and back into the chair.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2023
  • Though two of the skiers were able to get out of the avalanche, the third was missing, troopers said.
    — Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The show needs to get out of the way and let those other stories be told.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023
  • In the past five seasons, the Sixers have failed to get out of the second round.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The United States should just get out of the way and stop all aid to all parties.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Then there’s retirees who want money and to get out of the house.
    — Alana Semuels, TIME, 28 Apr. 2024
  • This is for the mother who cannot get out of bed, for the dad that won't leave his house.
    — Jane Pauley, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Most of us wouldn’t get out of bed with his sprained ankle.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Maybe Musk is just looking to get out of the charging game?
    — Collin Woodard / Jalopnik, Quartz, 1 May 2024
  • Most would have looked to run and get out of bounds, maybe pick up a small profit.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Perhaps the tenant would like to get out of the lease also.
    — Ilyce Glink and Samuel Tamkin, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2023
  • But there’s more to Bardugo’s books — and to the YA section as a whole — than a chance to get out of Dodge.
    — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
  • On the way home, Mia ducks into a different bistro to get out of the rain.
    — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2023
  • Tyson said the goal is to teach them that trouble is easy to get into and hard to get out of.
    — Alaina Bookman | [email protected], al, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Some are turning to GoFundMe to raise the money to get out of Gaza.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2024
  • Take advantage of the long weekend and get out of town.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2023
  • With no room for error, Sloan struck the Jayhawk to get out of the jam and kept the score tied in the bottom of the seventh.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2024
  • Likewise, if headlines trounce a stock, the odds are that people will flock to sell the stock and get out of it.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 May 2023

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