gets on

present tense third-person singular of get on

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gets on Bethune-Cookman gets on the board Bethune-Cookman’s offense puts together a solid drive that ends with a 32-yard field goal from Juan Dominguez. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025 Who gets on a list – and whether counties even have a list – varies widely in Wisconsin, where there are no statewide standards. Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025 William gets on one knee in the middle of the dance floor while everyone is watching and promises never to leave her again. Alice Burton, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025 When Gomez was arrested for murder at Nevermore’s Parents’ Weekend, Wednesday gets on the case and digs up the dead body of the boy her dad supposedly killed, Garrett Gates. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets on
Verb
  • Healing does not look the same for everyone, and the way each person copes with distress can vary greatly.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The help is needed and appreciated as the family still copes.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The director thrives on these kinds of connections, planting her themes like a tree whose roots spread deeper and wider as the movie progresses.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The org chart becomes clearer as the season progresses, but that also involves both Ken and Esmeralda’s subplots drifting away from the main action.
    Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Though Good Boy gets by for a while on the strength of its performances and the sheer oddness of its plot, the flimsiness of its characters drains the film of energy long before its 110 minutes are up.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Emma Heming Willis gets by with a little help from her family.
    Ryan Coleman September 2, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Egyptian government considers the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group, but the United States does not.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The only way this can work is if the boss is a nice guy and everyone gets along really well.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Now McMahon may have a say in how beehiiv proceeds in the not-too-distant future.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
  • As the walk proceeds through what looks like the flat Midwest, onscreen graphics keep us abreast as to how many miles are tallied and the number of days passing.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What struck me the most was how effortlessly the hotel manages to be both elevated and comfortable.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Its adtech business, which manages advertising on third-party websites, is not publicly broken out.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As for Cracker Barrel, where the company goes from here is anyone’s guess.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Money raised from Arizona lottery games goes toward funding higher education, health and human services, environmental conservation and economic and business development in the state.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Gets on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20on. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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