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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So, just recently, in – in the Midwest, that work by NOAA and the weather forecasting system and the labs helped give information about how to get out of the way of a tornado two hours in advance, not 15 minutes or 13 minutes, but two hours.
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CBS News, 13 July 2025
Fried threw one more pitch, a changeup, to get out of the inning and then showed the Yankees the blister.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 12 July 2025
At a news conference in the park Friday morning, Ryles and members of the community blamed the city and its police force for not shutting down the unsanctioned event before the crowd size surged and things got out of control.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Perhaps getting out of the house separately would give the two of you more breathing room.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
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CBS News, 13 July 2025
Fried threw one more pitch, a changeup, to get out of the inning and then showed the Yankees the blister.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 12 July 2025
At a news conference in the park Friday morning, Ryles and members of the community blamed the city and its police force for not shutting down the unsanctioned event before the crowd size surged and things got out of control.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Perhaps getting out of the house separately would give the two of you more breathing room.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 11 July 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 18 Jul. 2025.
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