get out
verb
got out; got out or gotten out; getting out; gets out
2
: to become known : leak out
their secret got out
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Examples of get out in a Sentence
news of the rock star's secret wedding got out to the news media
tried but couldn't get out of the old well without assistance
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The Midshipmen are now 63-55-7 all time against the Black Knights with their 31-13 victory Saturday in Landover, Md.
Navy got out to a 14-0 lead, scoring a touchdown on its first drive, then turning an interception into seven more points.
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024
Then Jalen Helm threw a 2023 Halloween party on the northeast side that got out of hand.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
In a recent interview, Frontier CEO Barry Biffle expressed his disappointment with customers who try to get out of paying the latter fee.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Dec. 2024
Police arrived and told him to get out of the vehicle.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024
Then Jalen Helm threw a 2023 Halloween party on the northeast side that got out of hand.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
In a recent interview, Frontier CEO Barry Biffle expressed his disappointment with customers who try to get out of paying the latter fee.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Dec. 2024
Police arrived and told him to get out of the vehicle.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Get out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20out. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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