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 Thunder come off their first championship since the franchise left Seattle after the 2007-08 season, while Dallas couldn’t get out of the play-in tournament last year before defying the lottery odds to end up with the top pick in the NBA draft to take Flagg.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The Founder’s Award is really meant to hopefully inspire other designers to get out and do it.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
There were some cutbacks that got out on us, and the toss cracks really were effective for them today.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
When circadian cycles get out of sync, a range of poor health outcomes can occur, according to Stanford Medicine.
—Hannah Poukish
october 27, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The Founder’s Award is really meant to hopefully inspire other designers to get out and do it.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
There were some cutbacks that got out on us, and the toss cracks really were effective for them today.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
When circadian cycles get out of sync, a range of poor health outcomes can occur, according to Stanford Medicine.
—Hannah Poukish
october 27, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Get out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20out. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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