get out
verb
got out; got out or gotten out; getting out; gets out
2
: to become known : leak out
their secret got out
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Savannah seemed to crouch near the ground after getting out of her father’s white truck.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Deputies were called to the Hollenbeck Way home about 4:30 p.m. after the CHP vehicle pursuit ended there, with the suspect getting out of the vehicle and escaping into the nearby home, said Sgt.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024
This was the silly, somewhat nonsensical rhyme my stepmom used to reprimand us with whenever our table manners got out of line.
—Clare Finney, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
To keep small fires from getting out of control and consuming the entire mountain, the MMCT hires a crew of full-time woodcutters to chop firebreaks through the forests.
—Mark Jenkins, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Tickets were going for $75 to $1,300 on the secondary market and will likely go up as word gets out that Messi may play.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
The suspect, who has not been named, got out of the vehicle and was arrested.
—Ryan Young, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
But Bill Nye, the beloved science guy, stresses that kids of all ages should get out there and experience the wondrous event—with eclipse glasses, of course.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 1 Apr. 2024
Even longtime Tesla bulls are at least temporarily getting out.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024
Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Deputies were called to the Hollenbeck Way home about 4:30 p.m. after the CHP vehicle pursuit ended there, with the suspect getting out of the vehicle and escaping into the nearby home, said Sgt.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024
This was the silly, somewhat nonsensical rhyme my stepmom used to reprimand us with whenever our table manners got out of line.
—Clare Finney, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
To keep small fires from getting out of control and consuming the entire mountain, the MMCT hires a crew of full-time woodcutters to chop firebreaks through the forests.
—Mark Jenkins, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Tickets were going for $75 to $1,300 on the secondary market and will likely go up as word gets out that Messi may play.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
The suspect, who has not been named, got out of the vehicle and was arrested.
—Ryan Young, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
But Bill Nye, the beloved science guy, stresses that kids of all ages should get out there and experience the wondrous event—with eclipse glasses, of course.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 1 Apr. 2024
Even longtime Tesla bulls are at least temporarily getting out.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Get out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20out. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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