get about
verb
got about; got about or gotten about; getting about; gets about
1
: to become current : circulate
2
: to be up and about : begin to walk
able to get about again
Examples of get about in a Sentence
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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The decision to sign that order was delayed due to concerns over questions the administration might get about vital programs that could potentially be gutted by it.
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Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2025
The gondola whisks guests around the resort and is handy for getting about.
—Paula Conway, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Ware gets about 80% of the base malt be uses to make his specialty beers from Canada.
—Sally Ho, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Craig’s face is redder than the flags that Shep should have been getting about Sienna.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2025
The gondola whisks guests around the resort and is handy for getting about.
—Paula Conway, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Ware gets about 80% of the base malt be uses to make his specialty beers from Canada.
—Sally Ho, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Craig’s face is redder than the flags that Shep should have been getting about Sienna.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20about. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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