get rid of
Example Sentences
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I’m hosting a garage sale, and I told my friends that I’d be happy to include their clothing or books if they want to get rid of anything.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
“We want to get rid of the cyclicality or at least dampen the cyclicality,” Goeckeler said.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
"We've got to get rid of this loser."
From BBC • May 18, 2026
County home to multiple locations, took the boy’s cell phone and told him he had to get rid of it so his mother couldn’t track him.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
“Um, well, to get rid of a ghost, you have to figure out what it wants,” he said, hoping that he sounded like he knew what he was talking about.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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