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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Instead of trying to concoct elaborate stories to resolve the measurement problem of quantum mechanics, why not patiently and carefully work through what standard quantum mechanics can say about how information regarding a quantum object gets out into the observable world?
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Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026
Served as deputy regional organizer and get out the vote director during the 2024 election cycle, managing a team of 26 fellows at UNC Charlotte and helping nearly double turnout in a campus precinct compared to 2020.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
The Phillies are looking to get out of Castellanos’ $20 million contract, and he was expected to either be traded or released soon.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
The story revolves around Davis, the sort of gentleman bandit who thoughtfully returns his victims’ cell phones before making his departure and who, in the grand tradition of cinematic thieves, is looking to get out of the business after that last big score.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
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Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026
Served as deputy regional organizer and get out the vote director during the 2024 election cycle, managing a team of 26 fellows at UNC Charlotte and helping nearly double turnout in a campus precinct compared to 2020.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
The Phillies are looking to get out of Castellanos’ $20 million contract, and he was expected to either be traded or released soon.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
The story revolves around Davis, the sort of gentleman bandit who thoughtfully returns his victims’ cell phones before making his departure and who, in the grand tradition of cinematic thieves, is looking to get out of the business after that last big score.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
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 14 Feb. 2026.
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