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

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Perhaps what did the most to turn the public against steroids was the sense that some athletes were breaking the rules and getting away with it. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Sure enough, Day 1 of Wimbledon was defined to some extent by the slips — and those players who got away with them, and those who didn’t. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 29 June 2026