get away with

phrase

: to avoid criticism or punishment for or the consequences of (such as a reprehensible act)

Examples of get away with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Police have not said if the suspects actually got away with anything from inside the home. — Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

The idea of people getting away with something is always appealing, right? — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

The suspects got away with five pallets of beef worth about $10,000. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

That has not stopped the computer programs from becoming a beloved part of the MCU, though, which is why the writers can get away with presenting JARVIS deleting his code to clear server space as heroic act of self-sacrifice in the second episode. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1669, in the meaning defined above