get something done
Example Sentences
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“If we need to get something done at night, one of us will stay in our office,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
"I mean, everybody can move fast if they want to get something done."
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2024
“On March 5, we have the opportunity to fulfill that original vision and right that wrong and get something done that’s big and bold and scaled,” Newsom said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024
They said those politicians should instead ”reject the echo chamber and work with us to get something done and keep our communities safe.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2023
During a single, early week of senate business in Springfield, Barack had introduced seventeen new bills—possibly a record, and at the very least a measure of his eagerness to get something done.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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