get behind
Example Sentences
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Unable to work, she has lost her business and her driving licence was revoked because she is not safe to get behind the wheel.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Trump may be trying to ease the process by picking a candidate most of Wall Street can get behind, theorizes Jake Schurmeier, portfolio manager at Harbor Capital Advisors.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
Dan Richter, an engineer restoring a 1970 Buick Gran Sport, can’t get behind the idea.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Generally, Bryant says, the volunteer will get into the crawl space with the bear, get behind the massive animal and scare him by yelling, clapping and sometimes firing a paintball gun.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
At first her laugh was so scary that whenever me and Joey heard it we wanted to go get behind something or someone.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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