gets (away)

Definition of gets (away)next
present tense third-person singular of get (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets (away)
Verb
  • In the final moment of Half Man, Ruben gets off of Niall, and sits on a bale of hay.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026
  • But to play in front of your home country, Dempsey is now praying that the team gets off to a hot start against Paraguay to kick off their Group D play on June 12 in Los Angeles.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Hellebuyck being Hellebuyck and a middle six that escapes its 2025-26 black hole and starts winning its minutes again.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • Aaron escapes his torturers, first by rooting himself in the town’s only movie theater open to Black people, and then by lying about his age and enlisting in the Navy at 16.
    Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
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“Gets (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20%28away%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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