How to Use get off in a Sentence

get off

verb
  • There may be hope of getting off this dead-end rock, however.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
  • His ability to hit holes quickly and get off the edge to make defenders miss is vital for his game.
    Dallas News, 5 Dec. 2022
  • But then a young staffer stepped to the microphone and sheepishly explained that Walker was not quite ready to get off the bus.
    Jess Bidgood, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The Falcons’ defense, which had struggled to stop the Steelers throughout the game, couldn’t get off the field.
    oregonlive, 4 Dec. 2022
  • In fact, being a thin wrapper in your early days is sometimes an outright necessity for new products in order to get off the ground.
    Eric Olson, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2024
  • New domestic manufacturers have been pleading for more time to access the Biden's tax credits and get off the ground.
    Hans Nichols, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Advocates hope a new federal policy will help more disabled homeless veterans get off the streets.
    Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
  • In order to get off the ground and then remain airborne, a plane needs an upward-pushing force that is equal in magnitude to the gravitational force.
    Rhett Allain, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Whether Argentina's players can get off this emotional rollercoaster ahead of the make-or-break match against Poland on Wednesday remains to be seen.
    Steve Douglas, ajc, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Altro aims to help people who want to leave abusive households, get off government assistance programs and others with minimal exposure to the credit system.
    Olivia Peluso, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • And then came the chatter, which extended even after the final buzzer, as Mitchell stared down Mathurin and other players while shouting and seemingly making a motion to get off his court.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Keep in Mind: The top of the unit is a little tricky to get off.
    Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Mullins got off to an abysmal start to the 2024 season.
    Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024
  • Yachty had some more thoughts to get off his chest as the night went on.
    Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Then the season came, and Moody got off to a rough start.
    Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Against the hard-hitting Phillies, the Giants got off to a hot start.
    Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
  • Jefferson got off the blocks fast and didn’t give up the lead the whole way through.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
  • That said, Rideout expects the year to get off to a slow start.
    Jim Morrison, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
  • For me and for all the other guys who lived to get off that awful beach.
    The Oregonian, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Clapping is heard as Richardson moves to get off the plane.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2023
  • The new campaign gets off to a bizarre start thanks to the relative lack of drama at the top of the grid.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024
  • But that was one of only two shots the Panthers got off on the night and the only one on goal.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Keep these few things in mind, and your day is sure to get off to a much better start.
    Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The 6-6 wing can get off his own shot off the bounce, a critical skill for the playoffs.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The number of homicides in Kansas City got off to a slow start in 2024 . . .
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Nacua got off to a record-setting start in the first two games and Atwell has performed well.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Lopez got off to a strong start, making his first three field goals.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • There’s a host of reasons the startup may struggle to get off the ground.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023
  • To be fair, this phase of the Nobel Prize got off to a wobbly start, to put it lightly.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Fred got off his horse, gently took his .35 Magnum out of the scabbard, and popped the buck.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'get off.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: