get under control
Example Sentences
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The fire quickly spread to engulf seven high-rise towers and took more than 24 hours to get under control.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
On the downside for financial markets, the Fed’s chair said inflation is taking longer than expected to get under control.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024
The fire took about an hour to get under control.
From Washington Times • Jun. 12, 2023
The pickup tells policymakers that rising prices are increasingly widespread and will be that much harder to get under control.
From Washington Post • May 11, 2022
But in truth Sarah Davidson was only endeavoring to get under control her own emotions, which, like all else about her, were ponderous and slow.
From The Sagebrusher A Story of the West by Hough, Emerson
