Examples of get over in a Sentence
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Is there pressure on him to help the Packers get over the playoff hump?
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Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Part of this 'getting over the wrong beliefs' was what many call learning to love yourself.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Oakland will never get over losing the A’s.
—Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Amazon fined more than $9 million Last week, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that the city has received more than $9 million from Amazon in idling fines the company has gotten over time, according to the mayor's office.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Clark, who has been in the Georgia House of Representatives since 2019, is projected to have fought off a crowded field of candidates to get over 50% of the Democratic primary vote in the district.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Now the revenge dress is seen as a legitimate way to get over a heartbreak.
—Vanessa Santos, Glamour, 18 May 2026
But there was also a series of quests targeting gamers on the popular online forum Discord, and that too in just over a week got over a million people to play along.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
The bill contained several proposals lawmakers weren’t able to get over the finish line in previous years — including a section addressing the warehouse workforce.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
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Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Part of this 'getting over the wrong beliefs' was what many call learning to love yourself.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Oakland will never get over losing the A’s.
—Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Amazon fined more than $9 million Last week, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that the city has received more than $9 million from Amazon in idling fines the company has gotten over time, according to the mayor's office.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Clark, who has been in the Georgia House of Representatives since 2019, is projected to have fought off a crowded field of candidates to get over 50% of the Democratic primary vote in the district.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Now the revenge dress is seen as a legitimate way to get over a heartbreak.
—Vanessa Santos, Glamour, 18 May 2026
But there was also a series of quests targeting gamers on the popular online forum Discord, and that too in just over a week got over a million people to play along.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
The bill contained several proposals lawmakers weren’t able to get over the finish line in previous years — including a section addressing the warehouse workforce.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
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“Get over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20over. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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