getting well

Example Sentences

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She gave a sobering message but with a positive expectation of getting well and recovering soon.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

Many communities were saturated, with some getting well over 3 inches of rain during the storm.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Though it fell short of its most ambitious goal of gathering enough speed to reach orbit, it did claim other successes by flying for four minutes and getting well clear of the launchpad.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

“I’m not getting well and I don’t know if I’m going to make it,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2023

We stayed two more days in Kurkurast, getting well fed and rested, waiting for a road-packer that was due in from the south and would give us a lift when it went back again.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin