Examples of getaway in a Sentence
We're planning a weekend getaway to the mountains.
The resort advertises itself as the perfect island getaway.
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ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
La Perla Villas & Suites La Perla Villas & Suites is ideal for an intimate getaway.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
This same principle lets Neville linger in Michaels’ office and even, in the film’s closest-to-revelatory moments, at Michaels’ lakeside getaway in Maine.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
As the suspect attempted to make a clean getaway via the store’s downward escalator, the guard made his move.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
La Perla Villas & Suites La Perla Villas & Suites is ideal for an intimate getaway.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
This same principle lets Neville linger in Michaels’ office and even, in the film’s closest-to-revelatory moments, at Michaels’ lakeside getaway in Maine.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
As the suspect attempted to make a clean getaway via the store’s downward escalator, the guard made his move.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for getaway
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“Getaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/getaway. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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getaway
noun
get·away
ˈget-ə-ˌwā 
3
: a short vacation
4
: a place suitable for a vacation
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