get away with

phrase

: to avoid criticism or punishment for or the consequences of (such as a reprehensible act)

Examples of get away with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Being unbelievably wealthy comes with powerful perks — like getting away with being too cheap to pay people the money they’re owed. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026

The person who reads a stack of newsletters before breakfast gets treated as diligent, and the person who scrolls for an hour and calls it research gets away with it entirely. — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Gardeners in areas with mild winters can also get away with dividing and transplanting in the fall once the summer heat has subsided. — The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026

For me, the future is a future where more cities look like San Francisco, where crime is incredibly hard to get away with—so hard that people just choose not to do it. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 29 July 2026