gets on

present tense third-person singular of get on

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gets on Wipe off any marker that gets on the surface on the floor. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025 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
  • Critical to healthy pregnancy outcomes, these hormones provide insights into how a pregnancy progresses.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Several episodes have already released with more coming as the season progresses.
    Kristi Dosh, Forbes.com, 13 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
  • Charleston doesn’t do seasons the way the rest of America does.
    Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Never follow your boyfriend to college, especially a seemingly mediocre college, as Belly does with Jeremiah to the fictional Finch.
    Vogue, Vogue, 11 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
  • The Epstein reference in this week’s new lawsuit might give the Times an opening to question Trump about the matter if the case proceeds to the deposition phase.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
  • If the meeting proceeds, any recommendations made should be rejected as lacking legitimacy given the seriousness of the allegations and the current turmoil in CDC leadership.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After an initial jam session to determine musical abilities and interests, participants are paired up and assigned to a counselor who manages their activities for the week.
    Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • In August 2023, Perez – a tourism official who manages the island’s biggest concert venue, the Coliseo – got a phone call from two producers for Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, the genre-bending Puerto Rican rapper, singer, actor and occasional professional wrestler better known as Bad Bunny.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Their simple plan goes awry when one of their relatives wants a posh Korean wedding banquet in the heartfelt romantic comedy.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Non-coffee drinkers can opt for the blueberry matcha latte, which goes beautifully with one of the oversized blueberry muffins.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Gets on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20on. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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