How to Use get busy in a Sentence

get busy

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  • Roll up your sleeves and get busy!
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The beach was starting to get busy.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Remixers, get busy on this one.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Try these mess-free recipes out and get busy with that air fryer.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Kids get hungry and parents get busy.
    Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Follow these tips for cooking the best rice and get busy in the kitchen.
    Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 13 July 2022
  • Now, the goal is to get busy and get back to our mission and ministry.
    Tribune Content Agency, al, 22 July 2023
  • Our lives are about to get busy again, and many of us are looking forward to that.
    Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Both creatures get busy making out with each other in the footage.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 27 July 2021
  • The wildflowers tend to be gorgeous, but the trail can get busy.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2024
  • Polls can get busy in the evening hours because of voters getting off work.
    Darius Johnson, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • And if things get busy, to stay healthy and try to enjoy every moment.
    Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The two get busy with the space heater, casting an ominous red glow on their bodies.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Just as cedar fever is calming down, the elm and ash trees get busy spreading their pollens.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The buffet Buffets can get busy right when a cruise begins.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
  • After what looks like a relaxing winter, things will get busy again soon.
    Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The founders get busy with meetings, planning, finances and investors.
    Phil Portman, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Just like any holiday, the time leading up to Easter is bound to get busy.
    Amy Mitchell, Country Living, 20 Feb. 2023
  • However, lunch is usually somewhat on-the-go, as her days can get busy.
    Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 19 June 2023
  • Contractors who are paid per project might get busy with another project midway through.
    Marius Vetrici, Forbes, 4 June 2021
  • So dust off your sketchbook, pick up some effervescent tablets and get busy building.
    Scientific American, 22 June 2018
  • Moving company call centers get busy and, like airlines and cruise lines, hold times can be very long.
    Ben Baldanza, Forbes, 7 July 2021
  • Otherwise, get busy with playing an active part in your daughter’s life.
    Washington Post, 11 May 2022
  • Streamline your space before things get busy for the holiday season.
    Gemma Johnstone, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The obvious move after a book like Endure is to get busy on a follow-up.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2025
  • These new producers need to get busy fast—not waste time hashing out patent licensing agreements.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
  • This road can get busy during peak season, but the crowding is still nothing like Zion Canyon.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
  • Finally with scissors and sewing needles in hand, the designers get busy.
    Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 22 Jan. 2022
  • Initially, this post was hailed as the start of a welcome vibe shift — the signal to strip down, show off and get busy between the sheets.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2022
  • This lake does get busy in summer, though, attracting anglers, swimmers, water skiers, and sailors.
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2021

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