get something done
Example Sentences
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“If we need to get something done at night, one of us will stay in our office,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
"I mean, everybody can move fast if they want to get something done."
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2024
Rich Leib, chair of the UC Board of Regents, said he had been “absolutely determined to get something done on this issue” but concluded that it was not the right time to move forward.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024
Gabon, a rotating member of the council, voted for both the American and Russian texts, just to get something done.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023
Seven knew the only way to get something done was to do it her way.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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