get off

Example Sentences

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“It makes me sick. I want to vomit. If they want to help me, then help me get off welfare by paying a decent wage.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

At least a proposed tie-dye number didn't get off the ground.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

But the response has been slow to get off the ground in a province where state services have been largely absent from rural areas for decades.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

“It’s so beautiful that everyone agreed to get off the phone, off their couch on a Tuesday in the middle of the week.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

We get off on my floor, and I unlock the door to home.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari