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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Yes, if the individual investor gets out of the stocks of companies that, like in 2000, have no hope of a profit.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Nov. 2025
The driver then gets out of the vehicle and grabs the woman, forcing her into the 4Runner.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025
So get out something to take notes with and cue the nostalgia.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2025
Romero said law enforcement pointed guns at her 14-year-old daughter, 8-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son, ordering them to get out.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 14 Nov. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Nov. 2025
The driver then gets out of the vehicle and grabs the woman, forcing her into the 4Runner.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025
So get out something to take notes with and cue the nostalgia.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2025
Romero said law enforcement pointed guns at her 14-year-old daughter, 8-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son, ordering them to get out.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 14 Nov. 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 18 Nov. 2025.
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