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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Spring and fall in general are the best times to get out and spot birds during migration, but small groves of trees and shrubs even in the middle of a city can host birds year-round.
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Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
The man then got out of the sedan and allegedly fired two more times at Vasquez, who was lying in the street.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
One assumes this exhibit was planned way in advance of that all-consuming conservative wave that no curator can now get out of their mind.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Halloween was approaching, and many kids couldn’t have candy; some couldn’t even get out of their hospital beds.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
The man then got out of the sedan and allegedly fired two more times at Vasquez, who was lying in the street.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
One assumes this exhibit was planned way in advance of that all-consuming conservative wave that no curator can now get out of their mind.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Halloween was approaching, and many kids couldn’t have candy; some couldn’t even get out of their hospital beds.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Get out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20out. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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