How to Use get going in a Sentence
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To see the guys get going and rally behind each other was great.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
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The vibes of some boss woman confidence to get going for the night.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 9 July 2026
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Bare root roses, which are sold dormant during cooler months, take a bit longer to get going.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
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But the offense never quite seemed to get going despite often having a short field.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
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The right side of the offensive line was not up to par last year, an area to watch once Big Ten play gets going.
—CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
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The Valkyries offense took a while to get going, but the rotations were playoff-esque from the start.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
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Rohl takes a while to get going but then eats up the ground, more like an 800 metre runner than an out-and-out sprinter.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 26 July 2026
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Clark, in and out of the lineup because of a back injury all season, never got going and was an abysmal minus-16.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
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Another thing Rylo’s got going for him is his penchant for being laugh-out-loud funny.
—Drew Millard, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
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That insurance room loomed large when the Red Sox finally got going in the bottom of the eighth.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2026
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Ezeiruaku got going early with a sack and wrapped up practice with two tackles for loss in the final team period session.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026
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The latter can be operated from your phone—a fun little trick once the sun sets and the conversation gets going.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
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New York led by four at the half, and then Sabrina Ionescu and Fiebich got going.
—Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
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Ards, a four-year starter who is committed to Texas A&M, is frothing at the bit to get going with his new line mates.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
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Larson thought more racers would've stayed out of the pits on the final caution to give him some cover and distance before the fresh-tire drivers got going.
—ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026
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Advertisement Once the carnage gets going, Mitchell never really take his foot off the gas.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
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Starter Sam Aldegheri, who spent most of the first two months in the minors, got going back in the right direction after consecutive poor starts.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 June 2026
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That is not a problem for down-ballot races, but gubernatorial campaigns get going far earlier.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026
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The real test will come as some of the new Hollywood entrants to the vertical space really get going with their more polished releases.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
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Tasked with a difficult role, Outman never got going, and, because of injuries to every single player who would have replaced him, was on the roster too long.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 16 July 2026
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The 3-point contest breakdown Details The 3-point contest gets going once Shooting Stars is over.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 24 July 2026
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Inter struggled to get going against Udinese, which looked set to continue its good run of away form by scoring twice without reply in the opening 16 minutes.
—ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
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However, the market couldn't get going because bond yields remain elevated and AI infrastructure stocks are struggling.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
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The sea of yellow applauding the efforts of the dejected Brazilian players who milled about, seemingly unwilling to accept that a match that took so long to really get going was over so quickly.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
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The company got going initially as an online retailer offering customers a 3D feature to try on the glasses virtually.
—Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
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But no matter who’s in charge, this United States men’s roster will likely look pretty similar when the 2030 World Cup cycle gets going.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
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Unfortunately, James died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 41, just a little over 10 years after his career really started to get going.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
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Jeff Lebby’s system finally gets going, and Zach Arnett will improve a defense that features one of the nation’s best cornerbacks in Kelley Jones.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
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French dreams of the yellow jersey never really got going, but Julian Alaphilippe did win two stages and the polka dot jersey, a precursor to his valiant and oh-so-close GC tilt the following year.
—Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 19 July 2026
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The Falcons drew up quick passing plays for Penix to get going, and once the Packers had to respect Robinson’s running ability, play-action passes were Penix’s bread and butter.
—Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
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