get off

Example Sentences

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This year, Download looks set to get off to a wet start with rainy spells and possibly thunder on both Wednesday and Thursday, though there will still be periods of sunshine.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 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

Over a lightly strummed acoustic guitar, she describes a desire to get off the grid and return to wide-open spaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

I reached up to help her get off the wagon, but Velia ignored me.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall