getting on
Example Sentences
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"Instead, this government is getting on with the job of building an economy that is stronger, more resilient, and prepared for the future."
From BBC • May 14, 2026
He "is purely focused on governing. He is getting on with the job of doing just that," the spokesman told reporters.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Americans are uneasy about the Iran war and unhappy about higher gas prices, a new survey showed, but they are also getting on with their lives two months after the conflict started.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
“Anything else that you’re getting on Lynch?” the intelligence operation’s manager asks in the July 15 recording.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
From time to time, Shackleton would reassign men to different tents to keep them from getting on each other's nerves.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
