get out
verb
got out; got out or gotten out; getting out; gets out
2
: to become known : leak out
their secret got out
Examples of get out in a Sentence
news of the rock star's secret wedding got out to the news media
tried but couldn't get out of the old well without assistance
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The Oilers got out in front early, scoring just 1:27 into the game off the stick of Adam Henrique, his second goal of the playoffs, which turned out to be all the Oilers would need.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Luckily, all the scammers got out of me was a quick bite on the end of their phishing lure.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 15 May 2025
However, that’s when things got out of hand with the parents, particularly the mom.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 14 May 2025
Torres then allegedly got out of his seat and approached the starboard side door where two flight attendants were standing in the aisle.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Luckily, all the scammers got out of me was a quick bite on the end of their phishing lure.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 15 May 2025
However, that’s when things got out of hand with the parents, particularly the mom.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 14 May 2025
Torres then allegedly got out of his seat and approached the starboard side door where two flight attendants were standing in the aisle.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for get out
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“Get out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20out. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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