get places

Example Sentences

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It was likely that only two would get places on the U.S.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2024

But I also had a lot of passengers like Michael: lower-income people who didn’t have a car and relied on Lyft to get places transit couldn’t take them.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2022

We have everyday routines for what we wear, what we eat and how to get places.

From Scientific American • Aug. 8, 2022

Australia’s inertia points to a pressing challenge for the world: how to get places that profit from a dangerous product to transition before it becomes too late.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021

Yes, maybe we’d like to be able to get places quickly, and carry things in both hands, but only because we have to keep up with the rest of you, or get The Verse.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver