get out
verb
got out; got out or gotten out; getting out; gets out
2
: to become known : leak out
their secret got out
Examples of get out in a Sentence
news of the rock star's secret wedding got out to the news media
tried but couldn't get out of the old well without assistance
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The goals for Evans and Duke remain a lot larger than beating the Horned Frogs and getting out of the first weekend, however.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2026
Fry got out of the truck ranting and throwing sheets of paper on the ground, and left behind an orange duffel bag that prompted police to call in the bomb squad.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
Pruitt gets out of the jam by forcing a groundout.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
At that point, police said Negron-Morris got out of the car and fled into a nearby Walgreens.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2026
Fry got out of the truck ranting and throwing sheets of paper on the ground, and left behind an orange duffel bag that prompted police to call in the bomb squad.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
Pruitt gets out of the jam by forcing a groundout.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
At that point, police said Negron-Morris got out of the car and fled into a nearby Walgreens.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Get out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20out. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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