How to Use get behind in a Sentence

get behind

phrasal verb

• Lorraine Bracco is just like many Sopranos fans who couldn't get behind how the series ended.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2024
• In 2024, with the prevalence and convenience of public transit and ride-shares, there is no excuse to get behind the wheel when you are impaired in any way.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
• While the changes made in the committee are moving in a direction that House Republican leaders can get behind, there is still a sense that the bills are not ready to go to the floor a yet.
  — Owen Tedford, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
• Although, there doesn’t seem to be much concern regarding non-parents getting behind the wheel after a few drinks and endangering everyone (including kids) on the road while doing so.
  — Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 17 Sep. 2024
• On the third play of the game, the speedy Atwell got behind the defense and caught a 42-yard pass from Stafford.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
• The type of person the whole world can get behind gladly.
  — Joe Snell, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
• Pike, who has lived all 56 years of his life in North Texas, hasn’t gotten behind the wheel in more than two decades.
  — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2024
• All-Pro tight end George Kittle got behind Lloyd on a wheel route.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
• Because of the crowds and the momentum that gets behind a home nation.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2023
• But even before the fall of Kabul, most Afghan women rarely got behind the wheel.
  — Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
• Parker got behind her and put her in a very tight chokehold.
  — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2023
• For example, the first time your kid gets behind the wheel of a car to practice driving.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2023
• The rest of the island’s wonders span in all directions, so be prepared to get behind the wheel or to pass on the sites and stay put on the beach.
  — Genevieve Ko, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2024
• Because of this, the brand had to blow the dune buggy up so that an adult could actually get behind the wheel.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 July 2023
• Paramount Pictures even got behind the trend last month, putting all of its 2004 hit Mean Girls up for viewers for a day.
  — WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
• Our job as the membership of a union is to support our leadership and to get behind them.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
• Everyone who gets behind the wheel has a favorite pet peeve.
  — Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2024
• Just couldn’t get behind the fatphobia and ‘welfare queen’ trope though.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2023
• Anika can't get behind some of Kyle's bizarre lifestyle habits!
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
• The company’s chief sergeant, a bearded former DJ with the call sign Legion, got behind the wheel and sped toward the front.
  — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
• The first came when Alex Morgan got behind the defense and found herself with only the goalie to beat, but Luciana charged off her line to break up the play.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
• Just as the cop unlocked the doors to comply, Footman yanked open the driver’s side door and got behind the wheel as his now-captive cop tried to push him out.
  — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2024
• The first few months after getting a license are the most dangerous, but the time of the day and the age of the driver can make getting behind the wheel even riskier.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 3 Dec. 2023
• Or when Olave got behind two defenders only for Carr to throw late and too short, enabling a Bucs safety to break up the pass in the end zone.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
• And the latest recipe making its way to the top of people's feeds—dubbed the dense bean salad, or DBS—is one that even dietitians can get behind.
  — Sherri Gordon, Health, 13 Sep. 2024
• Ivory caught just two passes, but got behind the secondary for the day’s most-explosive play, his 58-yard touchdown.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 12 Aug. 2023
• To make that happen, both parties would have to get behind the deal before funding lapses.
  — Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
• Moussambani, who had never been in an Olympic-size pool, struggled to finish, but the crowd got behind him.
  — Scott Allen, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
• But if sports teams, TV networks and of course fanbases get behind them, these tracks get massive boosts.
  — Dan Rys, Billboard, 9 Feb. 2024
• Figure out a plan ahead of time, call a lift home on a rideshare app or call a family member instead of getting behind the wheel drunk.
  — USA TODAY, 2 July 2023

Last Updated: 29 Oct 2024