get off

Example Sentences

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At least a proposed tie-dye number didn't get off the ground.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

But the response has been slow to get off the ground in a province where state services have been largely absent from rural areas for decades.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

“But, get off your ass and do something about it. Go figure out a way to compete.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

In Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America,” Roy M. Cohn, trying to assuage an angry client he can’t get off the phone, offers theater tickets to a show he knows that this annoying rube will like.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“Nanuq must have wandered into Boomer Bear’s yard, and he’s telling him to get off his lawn,” said Owen.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz