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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Also an original story, Weapons stars Julia Garner as a teacher who learns that 17 of the 18 children in her classroom simultaneously got out of bed and ran off into the night the exact same time, 2:17 a.m.
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
His whole motive from the beginning is just to get out and be free.
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The best way to watch a meteor shower is to get out of the city, away from urban light pollution, according to NASA, such as a Dark Sky Place or somewhere found by using a light pollution map.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Ensure that all the detergent gets out of the linens during the wash cycle.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
His whole motive from the beginning is just to get out and be free.
—Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
The best way to watch a meteor shower is to get out of the city, away from urban light pollution, according to NASA, such as a Dark Sky Place or somewhere found by using a light pollution map.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Ensure that all the detergent gets out of the linens during the wash cycle.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
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 15 Aug. 2025.
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