get back
verb
got back; got back or gotten back; getting back; gets back
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: to gain revenge : retaliate
—usually used with at
: to regain possession of : recover
Examples of get back in a Sentence
the distraught owner cried that she would do anything to get back her lost dog
Recent Examples on the Web
They're supposed to get back pay once the shutdown is lifted.
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John Tufts, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Kushner also said that progress was being made towards getting back the remains of all deceased hostages held in the Gaza Strip.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The silver lining is the Buccaneers got back Emeka Egbuka, who had suffered his own hamstring injury.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Hagen complied and got back into the driver’s seat.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
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John Tufts, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Kushner also said that progress was being made towards getting back the remains of all deceased hostages held in the Gaza Strip.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The silver lining is the Buccaneers got back Emeka Egbuka, who had suffered his own hamstring injury.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Hagen complied and got back into the driver’s seat.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get back
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“Get back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20back. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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