How to Use get in a Sentence

get

1 of 2 verb

• It took us a while to get a taxi.
• She hasn't been able to get a job.
• I got a letter from my lawyer.
• She got a phone call from her sister.
• It took us a while to get the waiter's attention.
• Did you get my message?
• You need to get your mother's permission to go.
• I never did get an answer to my question.
• He got a new bicycle for his birthday.
• If you want to be successful you need to get a good education.
• Your dad gets a pair of cheap seats.
  — Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
• It's got to be good for the world.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
• But no need to get too hung up on that.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
• Of course, the pass just gets you in the gates.
  — Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
• But then the Sabres got a save.
  — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
• Blake Treinen got the next two outs.
  — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
• For some, the path to get here has been taut and tense.
  — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 May 2026
• Read here to get the full story.
  — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026
• Sign up here to get it in your inbox.
  — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
• There’s women that gotta go to work.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
• Who gets the call at left tackle?
  — Joseph Person, New York Times, 21 May 2026
• Sign up here to get it in your inbox.
  — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
• Sign up here to get it in your inbox.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
• So he’ll be driven to get there.
  — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
• Miles took a few minutes to get her feet wet.
  — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
• But the news only gets worse from there.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
• She’s gotten so fast through the years.
  — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
• Add tariffs to the mix and things get even messier.
  — Tara Donaldson, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
• To sign up and get it in your inbox, click here.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
• Which Buc-ee’s stores got an F grade?
  — Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026

get

2 of 2 noun

• That is such an early get for us.
  — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
• This get-up is truly a — wait for it!
  — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
• Cornyn has a series of get-out-the-vote events next week.
  — Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
• Getting David was such a get for us.
  — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
• The outdoors have just been such a part of my life since, the get go.
  — Outside Online, 30 July 2025
• At least Finnegan turned out to be a pretty good get.
  — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 3 June 2026
• But sometimes there’s no give without a get.
  — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
• Good instructors teach that from the get go.
  — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
• Every drill started with get-offs.
  — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
• Landing an ace of Valdez's caliber would be a big get.
  — Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
• Cooper joining the race was seen as a big get for Democrats.
  — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
• Bryan is a massive get for the festival, now in its ninth year.
  — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2023
• This was a lucky get, playing Taylor.
  — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
• Have a sparkling Halloween with these iconic get-ups.
  — Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
• This is definitely a case of get-what-you-paid-for.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Mar. 2026
• Haley showed up in a full nurse’s get-up with smock and plastic stethoscope.
  — Sherry Mendelson, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2022
• If true, a big get for its long-struggling chipmaking unit.
  — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
• The guys that practice the most play the least, and the guys that don’t practice the most get to play.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2023
• Beauty gift sets are currently buy-one-get-one.
  — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 11 Nov. 2025
• There’s a number of other things, but at the end of the day this is a get to and not a got to.
  — Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2023
• Bonitto has mastered the art of the get-off, boasting one of the fastest in the league.
  — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
• Right from the get go, the brass blares cacophonously while shrieking winds fly up and down.
  — Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
• One in five get pneumonia and one in 100 die.
  — Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Feb. 2026
• Deals range from $1 tacos and buy-one-get-one-free offers to chances to win free tacos for a year.
  — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
• All crepes will be buy-one-get-one-free (equal or lesser value) the entire day.
  — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2025
• Mother’s Day has already passed but, man, this would’ve been a good get for that.
  — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
• Mother’s Day has already passed but, man, this would’ve been a good get for that.
  — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
• Mother’s Day has already passed but, man, this would’ve been a good get for that.
  — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2025
• Offers range from free entrees and desserts to special menu items and buy-one-get-one deals.
  — Finch Walker, USA Today, 15 June 2026
• Poulter is a great get for the BBC Three hit.
  — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025