How to Use get going in a Sentence

get going

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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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Aside from Cody Gakpo’s goal, which got going after a hydration break with a flick-on from big man to little man, Wout Weghorst to Summerville, what were the stand-out moments for the Netherlands against Morocco?
  — James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 June 2026
• Enner Valencia, 36, did not get going at the tournament, and the rest of their key players, Moises Caicedo, William Pacho and Piero Hincapie, are all defensive.
  — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 July 2026