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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Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Three shooters got out and started firing.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Officers followed the car to 18th Avenue near Oak Street, where the car finally stopped and a passenger got out and fled on foot.
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Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Three shooters got out and started firing.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
How to get out of an awkward situation in order to avoid booking that plane ticket back to New York, where nothing much awaits her, after conning her way into a stranger’s home?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
Officers followed the car to 18th Avenue near Oak Street, where the car finally stopped and a passenger got out and fled on foot.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for get out
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“Get out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20out. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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