How to Use get (something) out of (something or someone) in a Sentence

get (something) out of (something or someone)

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  • Joan wants to know how to get out of her head and go all in with these men.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Chan induced two popouts on two pitches to get out of the jam.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2023
  • Most would have looked to run and get out of bounds, maybe pick up a small profit.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024
  • After that is done, your job is to get out of your own way and trade your plan.
    Adam Sarhan, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • And so our job is to get out of that muck and to get back on our feet, making the case.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • With two on and one out, your team needs a double play to get out of the inning.
    Emil Steiner, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Who is going to get out of the grip of the predator and heal in just a few years?
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The best way to sharpen both is to get out of the usual context.
    Luciana Cemerka, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
  • The video showed Mitchell, in an orange jail shirt and pants, get out of the van.
    The Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2023
  • Still, even with a shaky call, that run should never get out of the gates for 53 yards.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Though two of the skiers were able to get out of the avalanche, the third was missing, troopers said.
    Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 15 Feb. 2024
  • People would get out of the car with a huge smile, and then ask a lot of questions [about our sport].
    Jim Clash, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The deputy ducked, swerved the squad to get out of the line of fire, and felt pain just below his shoulder.
    Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
  • The women managed to get out of the water and the otter swam away.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Yet for the second day in a row, the Boston bullpen let a close game get out of hand.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
  • As the dust swirled, Cross yelled for churchgoers to get out of the building.
    Deneen L. Brown, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The deals required neither the driver to get out of the car nor Bryant to leave the house.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The weeks and months after the accident, there were days Amy did not want to get out of bed.
    The Indianapolis Star, 14 May 2023

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