get somewhere

Example Sentences

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"I couldn't even feel my hands on the last couple of greens, just hit the putt hoping it would get somewhere near the hole," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

"The actual swelling got bigger and bigger and then I was trying to get somewhere to get my life sorted out and find out what it was. It was too late."

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

This is different comedy than what you might get somewhere else.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

Face that fact honestly, and maybe we can get somewhere.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2024

She was running fast, trying to push me, or trying to get somewhere that I didn’t know about.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith