get into shape

Example Sentences

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The officials use the event to get into shape for the season ahead and try out new officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

The entire crew had to follow an extremely strict diet - including high protein, no sugar, no salt, no oil and no dairy - to get into shape for the film's intense fighting scenes.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023

“This is a very volatile situation that we’re about to enter into because if you get hurt early in April, you’ll never get into shape, or you’ll be playing catch-up the whole time,” Baker said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2022

He underwent about two months of intensive training and conditioning to get into shape.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2022

I hope that they will give us a couple of months to get into shape.

From Won By the Sword : a tale of the Thirty Years' War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)