How to Use put/get the word out in a Sentence

put/get the word out

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  • Her mother and other family members came to our office in downtown Green Bay to help get the word out.
    Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Maybe Kurtz felt a few TV hits were sufficient to get the word out.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 23 July 2024
  • After the theft, South St. Paul police turned to Facebook to get the word out.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Hours after the takeover, protesters put the word out that the mansion was now open to the public.
    Emily Schmall Atul Loke, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The Aquaman stars came together to get the word out about their latest projects out now.
    Essence, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Indeed, Infinite Machine will be touring the P1 all over the globe to get the word out.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Meloni said he was intrigued by the idea of using a podcast to get the word out about a product.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Charlize Theron is starring in Fast X and she's been working hard to get the word out.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 25 May 2023
  • Kijas put the word out on Twitter, and more than 1,000 people volunteered the first week.
    Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2022
  • After Santos put the word out about the message, Smith saw a news report about it on Wednesday night.
    CBS News, 19 June 2021
  • The comment portals are designed to help get the word out and route feedback from voters to the government.
    Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2023
  • So far, the museum is relying on social media, foot traffic and word-of-mouth to get the word out.
    Wendy Fox Weber, chicagotribune.com, 9 Aug. 2021
  • O’Neal remains optimistic and said NoTo2.org has taken to social media to get the word out.
    Nina Moske, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2024
  • So a wide swath of nonprofits and other agencies around Minnesota have been trying to get the word out about it.
    Kavita Kumar, Star Tribune, 10 July 2021
  • Has Washington Nightlife Music Association been able to get more funds or get the word out more in the area?
    Taylor Mims, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Organizers used social media, among other means, to get the word out on the street takeover, according to the suit.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2023
  • For years, Miami Beach officials had tried to get the word out: Spring breakers, go somewhere else.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Saudi Arabia’s newest airline is getting closer to its launch next year, but Riyadh Air wants to get the word out way before that.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Scott’s current and former Maryland teammates as well as head coach Mark Turgeon have used social media to get the word out.
    Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Desperate, Smith invited a local TV station to the refuge property to get the word out.
    April Wallace, Arkansas Online, 4 June 2023
  • My role has entailed working alongside the Kohler team to get the word out about the heritage colors and to help inspire people to see how the colors can work in a modern setting.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 11 Aug. 2023
  • So a former Animeals manager put the word out on social media looking for leads.
    Cathy M. Rosenthal, ExpressNews.com, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Now, with a portion of the group behind bars, Salisbury wants to get the word out to any potential smuggling and trafficking victims who might be out there.
    Mario Ariza, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2020
  • Gillespie-Lambert and her team also hold door-knocking events several times a year to put the word out on free pre-K, dressing up in matching blue T-shirts and hats.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 July 2024
  • The concept will be to keep the message positive — no pictures of starving children — and to rely on social media and influencers to get the word out.
    Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
  • That connection with people as opposed to just thinking about selling a product is really what helped get the word out.
    Victoria Kirby, Allure, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Vaccine Hunters Canada put the word out on social media and every dose was administered late into the night.
    Paula Newton, CNN, 19 July 2021
  • After adopting the zoning in August, the village put the word out to dispensaries that might be interested in setting up shop.
    Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Since launching the campaign at the beginning of February, organizers and volunteers have worked to get the word out.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024
  • In the days and weeks that followed, a couple of friends put the word out on social media and the amount of people that started showing up and reaching out was the most overwhelming experience.
    Glamour, 17 Dec. 2020

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