How to Use get out in a Sentence

get out

verb
  • The officer asked the man to stop and get out of the car.
    Chelsea Prince, ajc, 31 May 2022
  • The driver was able to get out of the car on their own.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
  • In the recording of the call, she could be heard yelling at him to get out.
    Zaeem Shaikh, Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The one closest to me married at 17 to get out of the house.
    Lynn Dewoskin Covarrubias, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
  • People want to get dressed up and get out of the house.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 25 May 2022
  • The episode starts with the Tika tribe in the aftermath of the vote to get out Sarah.
    Erica Thompson, The Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Most of the artists also aren’t there to play a set, cash a check, and get out.
    Josh Chesler, Spin, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The best way to get out of a jam is not to get into one in the first place.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Their father was able to get out of the snow and ride out as well.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • This bridge is the only way for people to get out of the city.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 12 June 2022
  • When the ambulance stopped, though, the paramedics didn’t get out.
    Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • With the jumping through the fight, Loki wants to get out of there.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 13 June 2022
  • The ruling gave Jordan the chance to get out of prison on bail.
    Kelan Lyons, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2022
  • In his attempt to get out, Puffer went over the edge of the cliff and fell 200 feet to his death.
    Ed Wiseman, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2023
  • According to the outlet, the driver got out of the car and shot the pair.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 22 July 2023
  • One of the great lessons from Bowie is get out of your comfort zone.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Paul got out of it, and Paul threw a punch as Danis was on the mat.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The two were able to get out of the car through an open window and swim to shore, Nicol said.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2022
  • To get out of app pinning, swipe up and hold from the bottom of the screen again.
    Wired, 26 July 2022
  • And then something told me to get out of this truck and pop out of it and try to run to the creek.
    Abc News, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Will the person in Bali please get out of the pool and answer my email?
    Simon Willis, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Though two of the skiers were able to get out of the avalanche, the third was missing, troopers said.
    Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 15 Feb. 2024
  • And so my wife got out with our passports and that was it.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
  • All five got out with nothing but the clothes on their backs.
    Frances Robles, New York Times, 8 May 2024
  • Then again, word gets out and teams can get funky in the last week of August.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The new rain meant that no one else would be getting out that day.
    Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The Tigers can get out of the bubble with a strong performance against the Raiders.
    Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Even for those who could get out, the store shelves were growing bare.
    Heather Hollingsworth, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Jan. 2023
  • When the victim got out to take a photo of the driver, Angstadt became enraged, hit the gas pedal and sped toward him, police said.
    Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
  • For example, when water contains a lot of nutrients and heats up on bright sunny days, plant growth in the water can get out of control.
    Courtney Di Vittorio, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2025

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