How to Use get down in a Sentence
get down
verb- I was getting down from the seaplane when a gust of wind swept away my hat.
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Trump was seen holding his ear and got down on the ground.
—Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 14 July 2024
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Here are 5 tips to skip the busy work and get down to business.
—Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
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Long and narrow, the brush can get down to the hard-to-reach bottom.
—Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2022
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Watching my love get down on one knee felt like the deepest act of choosing.
—Tomás Mier, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2021
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The caps come off with a twisting motion that only took a couple tries to get down.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 18 July 2024
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State Police troopers approached him and tried to persuade him to get down from the edge of the overpass.
—NBC News, 24 Dec. 2021
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Diplomats often don’t get down to the nitty-gritty details until the final night.
—New York Times, 12 Nov. 2021
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The Chiefs got the ball back trailing 36-33 with time for only a couple of plays to get down field.
—Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2022
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Portland still eventually has to get down to three 20-year-olds, so one of the defensemen will be moved.
—Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 6 Nov. 2021
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The contractor will be drilling into the culm pile and rock that overlays the old mine, putting explosives in holes to break up the rock and get down to the burning coal.
—James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2022
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But the point of this article is to get down to brass tacks and simply show the relationship between housing costs and worker shortages.
—Atticus Leblanc, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
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Fire officials said people trying to escape couldn’t get down the stairs of the building during the fire, and photos showed the outdoor staircases burned in the blaze.
—NBC News, 25 Jan. 2022
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Fire officials said that people couldn’t get down the stairs of the building during the fire in the city of Aurora and photos showed the outdoor staircases burned in the blaze.
—Fox News, 24 Jan. 2022
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Eventually the operator persuaded Wayne and Susan to emerge from their house, where they were met by a dozen police officers yelling at them to get down.
—Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2021
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Instead, every time Leo and Nancy finally finish talking and get down to business, the camera discreetly wanders away and leaves them to it.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2022
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Cars struggled to get down streets and stalled along the side of roads.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2022
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Greta and Flavia, meanwhile, get down with the busy-ness of the bees in the house.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2023
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Once the Dawgs get down, the offense stagnates and turnovers start to mount.
—Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2023
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Grab a hoe or get down on your hands and knees to pull weeds out by the root.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2022
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The overnight lows could get down into the mid-30s, not quite enough for a freeze, but enough to feel a chill.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Oct. 2022
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Carlile then picks up her cell and the pair get down to business.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2022
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In shock, Gelpern watched her boyfriend pull out a ring and get down on one knee.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2023
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But the goal remains the same: to get down the course with the fastest time and without crashing.
—Matt Bonesteel, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2022
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Stop and smell the roses, get down with your bad self on the dance floor, and smell your best the whole time.
—Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
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The knife arrives super sharp and ready to get down to work.
—Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2023
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This is your chance to get down with the Sanderson Sisters.
—oregonlive, 12 Oct. 2022
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That really does get down to why I was drawn to the book.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2023
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For the last challenge, the ladies had to get down on one knee and spill their hearts to Clayton.
—Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 14 Feb. 2022
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Warshaw got down from the barstool and dropped into a wide-legged squat.
—Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
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