How to Use get/stay/keep out of someone's/the way in a Sentence

get/stay/keep out of someone's/the way

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  • Along the way, some of those cells have to get out of the way of the rest.
    Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Dial them all in and stay out of the way if things are working.
    Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Just please put the 7-day forecast on the screen and get out of the way.
    Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2025
  • The show needs to get out of the way and let those other stories be told.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The driver put his foot on the gas and forced them to get out of the way or get run over.
    Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • In the end, the best shoes are the ones that get out of the way and quietly let your fitness shine.
    Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 29 Sep. 2024
  • And every actor knows your job as a guest star is to hit your mark, say your line, and stay out of the way.
    TIME, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Set the vision, create the conditions and then get out of the way.
    Aniela Unguresan, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • One person stepped between them and Bailey told them to get out of the way.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Brennan Poole was unable to get out of the way as Creed came to a stop.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Audiences don’t know who — if anyone — will get out of the way and survive.
    Keith Langston, People.com, 18 May 2025
  • The United States should just get out of the way and stop all aid to all parties.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
  • There is a hole in the bottom for the hose to discreetly connect to the faucet and stay out of the way.
    Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Brown’s 95 mph sinker ran in, and Neto, who crowds the plate, couldn’t get out of the way.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • That means more passengers have to get out of the way to let others reach their seats, which tends to slow the process down.
    Joel Rose, NPR, 24 Sep. 2024
  • There's all these things that humans would do to get out of the way and to keep traffic moving that these cars won't do.
    WIRED, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Brooklyn Nets — Give Cam Thomas the ball and get out of the way.
    Zach Harper, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • At the same time, Samoan officials were begging anti-vaxxers to stay out of the way.
    Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The notes from the studio were basically to stay out of the way of the dialogue.
    Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Unknown is if politicians and regulators will get out of the way so that this can happen.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The officer saw the Tesla approaching and was able to get out of the way.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
  • The shot flew directly at Swiatek, who could not get out of the way in time and dropped to the court after being struck.
    Des Bieler, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
  • For this, the government needs to get out of the way as the House passed in HR 1 last year.
    Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Aidan O’Connell hit some longer passes, but still holds on to the ball too long at times and can’t get out of the way of pressure.
    Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Set your organization up to scale with agentic AI—then get out of the way.
    Saket Modi, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
  • Listen to this article Get the ball to Jalen Brunson and get out of the way.
    C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 6 May 2024
  • A lot of our job here was to get out of the way of these performances and especially the screenplay, because the script is so well done.
    Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 June 2023
  • As a result, a researcher’s incoming net lights up like a Christmas tree, and most fish simply get out of the way.
    WIRED, 9 Dec. 2023
  • There’s a tendency to simply get out of the way in talky sequences, letting the talents strut and fret their hour on the stage with zero frills.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Get Belinda Carlisle and Diane Warren on the phone and just stay out of the way.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023

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