get to
verb
got to; gotten to; getting to; gets to
1
a
: begin
gets to worrying over nothing at all
b
: to be ready to begin or deal with
I'll get to the accounts as soon as I can
Examples of get to in a Sentence
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Martinez is categorized as a super commuter, or someone who drives for 90 minutes or more to get to work.
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Kara St. Cyr, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
The Athletics got to Yankees closer David Bednar in the ninth inning Wednesday night, paving the way for a 3-2, series-tying victory for the nomadic visitors at Yankee Stadium.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
To get to the point where I am being surprised and challenged and blown away and moved to tears in scenes with Lukita is like the coolest thing in the world.
—Amy Amatangelo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana were also on hand for an outing to a museum in Sandringham, England, in January 1988, where the kids — Harry and William, along with Princess Anne's children Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall — got to take a close look at a fire engine.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Hill’s one-time director Martin Scorsese, who always delights playing himself, but less often gets to sink his teeth into a real character.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
Senior forward Amanda Ratz, a first-year varsity player, hustled to get to the ball, and then the Huskies were off to the races on a counterattack.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
And in the past few years, getting to be a part of a nice little surge of comedies that are back on TV feels like some of the big players are starting to get back in it, respect it, and understand that this is something that people really want.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026
Gahr finally got to Sides in the sixth inning.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
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Kara St. Cyr, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
The Athletics got to Yankees closer David Bednar in the ninth inning Wednesday night, paving the way for a 3-2, series-tying victory for the nomadic visitors at Yankee Stadium.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
To get to the point where I am being surprised and challenged and blown away and moved to tears in scenes with Lukita is like the coolest thing in the world.
—Amy Amatangelo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana were also on hand for an outing to a museum in Sandringham, England, in January 1988, where the kids — Harry and William, along with Princess Anne's children Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall — got to take a close look at a fire engine.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Hill’s one-time director Martin Scorsese, who always delights playing himself, but less often gets to sink his teeth into a real character.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
Senior forward Amanda Ratz, a first-year varsity player, hustled to get to the ball, and then the Huskies were off to the races on a counterattack.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
And in the past few years, getting to be a part of a nice little surge of comedies that are back on TV feels like some of the big players are starting to get back in it, respect it, and understand that this is something that people really want.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026
Gahr finally got to Sides in the sixth inning.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
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