How to Use get to work in a Sentence
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After last year’s crash, the city declared an emergency to quickly free up funds and get to work upgrading the highway.
— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024 -
During tours of the mine, which are narrated by retired miners; visitors wear hard hats and headlamps and ride a train into the mine, just as miners did to get to work.
— Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024 -
That's even more reason to grab the soap and get to work.
— USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024 -
That's even more reason to grab the soap and get to work.
— Maryal Miller, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2023 -
But to get to work with his son John Owen on the series?
— Elizabeth Leonard, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024 -
The fans, on the other hand, are at the ready to pick up a shovel and get to work.
— Jalen Wright, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2024 -
Shower and get to work, grab a coconut water from the fridge and drink it at my desk.
— R29 Team, refinery29.com, 26 July 2024 -
It's been an honor and a thrill to get to work with you, and swing a lightsaber with you, and more than all of it, call you my friend.
— EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024 -
Perhaps the threat of a slowdown motivated them to get off the couch and get to work.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2023 -
So this is a taste of the normal of the future unless we, humankind, get to work and address it.
— ABC News, 23 June 2024 -
Give yourself plenty of time to get to work this morning.
— Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2023 -
SpaceX That's when the ceramic tiles that make up Starship's heat shield will get to work.
— Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 4 June 2024 -
Prepare to roll up your sleeves and get to work by dressing for the weather — and don't forget your gloves.
— Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 4 July 2024 -
All that's left to do is find the best interior paint and get to work on your kitchen refresh.
— Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 14 Feb. 2023 -
The ones that remained were no longer close by; workers had to travel long distances to get to work.
— Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 19 Sep. 2023 -
The Sox need to identify their own guru and get to work after the season.
— Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023 -
Most of us have to brave a headache-inducing commute just to get to work every day.
— Michael Murney, Chron, 8 Mar. 2023 -
His campaign opened two headquarters there and moved a portion of its staff across the country to get to work in the state.
— Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 21 Dec. 2023 -
As soon as school would end for the summer break each year, summer fruit and veggies were out and my mom would get to work.
— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 June 2023 -
The black and white cat had major damage to his mouth area, so the shelter’s veterinary team had to get to work.
— Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024 -
Just pick your favorite fabric pattern, grab some Mod Podge and get to work.
— Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Biking can be used as a means of transportation to run errands or get to work.
— Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2024 -
How to protect yourself While some used to brag about battling through a flu to get to work, that's no longer a badge of pride, Lockard said.
— Minnah Arshad, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2023 -
Put your research into a step-by-step plan and get to work in following it through.
— Jodie Cook, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 -
One of his fellow pharmacists has been stuck at home for days, unable to get to work.
— Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023 -
This isn’t some old-timer’s tall tale: Lori Ford has been walking two miles down a dirt road, with snow past her knees, just to get to work this month.
— Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023 -
As such, by the time the drug reaches the bloodstream it’s become oil soluble instead, ready to get to work.
— Michael Irving, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2024 -
That has been an amazing experience for me, to get to know and get to work with these women.
— Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2023 -
So take a deep breath, pour yourself a mug of hot apple cider, and get to work on your shopping list with Amazon.
— Sarah Han, Allure, 4 Oct. 2023 -
Raid your office supply stash for a pencil eraser and get to work.
— Taryn Mohrman, Good Housekeeping, 20 Apr. 2023
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