get in
verb
got in; got in or gotten in; getting in; gets in
2
a
: to become friendly
b
: to become involved
3
: to become accepted for membership or chosen for office
1
: to succeed in doing, making, or delivering
2
: to include in one's schedule
3
Examples of get in in a Sentence
it will be late when you get in, so you may have trouble finding a taxi
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Credit to Mattice for stepping up but there's nobody at 130 pounds getting in my way.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Nickel, who previously represented North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District in the House for one term, is the first Democrat to get in the race.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
That seems off: Frank Beamer was the nice coach, who never seemed to get in people’s faces.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Then, the nurses got in the fishbowl while the doctors listened quietly.
—Molly Peck, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Nickel, who previously represented North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District in the House for one term, is the first Democrat to get in the race.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
That seems off: Frank Beamer was the nice coach, who never seemed to get in people’s faces.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Then, the nurses got in the fishbowl while the doctors listened quietly.
—Molly Peck, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Get in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20in. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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