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

get (something) out of (something or someone)

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  • But now there are lines of cars to get out of Gaza City.
    Hind Khoudary, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2023
  • 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 video showed Mitchell, in an orange jail shirt and pants, get out of the van.
    The Indianapolis Star, 11 July 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
  • The deals required neither the driver to get out of the car nor Bryant to leave the house.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2024
  • For this, the government needs to get out of the way as the House passed in HR 1 last year.
    Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • And so our job is to get out of that muck and to get back on our feet, making the case.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Chan induced two popouts on two pitches to get out of the jam.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2023
  • The women managed to get out of the water and the otter swam away.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • As the dust swirled, Cross yelled for churchgoers to get out of the building.
    Deneen L. Brown, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Tyson said the goal is to teach them that trouble is easy to get into and hard to get out of.
    Alaina Bookman | Abookman@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Take advantage of the long weekend and get out of town.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The weeks and months after the accident, there were days Amy did not want to get out of bed.
    The Indianapolis Star, 14 May 2023
  • While attempting to get out of the water, call for help.
    Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Nothing can ruin a run like a whining child who wants to get out of the seat!
    Jessica Booth, Parents, 10 July 2023
  • The instinct, for nearly everyone, is to get out of the way.
    Matt Martell, New York Times, 11 June 2023
  • Two of the men managed to get out of the vehicle by the time the tank fired again, but one of the paramedics, ‘Aabed al-Bura’I, did not and was killed.
    Leonard Rubenstein, STAT, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Celtics have had great chances here to get the margin under 7, but just can’t get out of their own way.
    Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2023
  • Predictably, things – and lies – quickly get out of hand.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
  • At one point the collecting seemed to get out of hand even for Mr. Berlusconi.
    Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • What is less obvious is how Biden should get out of it.
    Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The runners at the front were able to get out of the way before the SUV struck others and crashed into a lamppost.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Mitch Spence, the first of four relievers after starter Alex Wood couldn’t get out of the fifth, got the win and improved to 1-1.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Several motorists were passed at high speeds or pulled over to get out of the path of the pursuit.
    Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • That may have prompted Jason and Michelle to get out of the vehicle.
    David Chiu, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • There's all these things that humans would do to get out of the way and to keep traffic moving that these cars won't do.
    WIRED, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Gauff came into that event trying to get out of what was clearly a rough patch.
    Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
  • When the officer also pulled over to the left shoulder, he was heard yelling at McKay to get out of the car.
    Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2024

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