get places

Example Sentences

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But worries have been expressed that it is sometimes proving harder for other young people - who are not necessarily actively advantaged - to get places on certain courses.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2023

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

But as riders waited for their trains on Wednesday, they disputed his assessment, saying that train service had become frustratingly unreliable and that they have had to shuffle their schedules to get places on time.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2022

“Willem,” I said, “we have three Jews staying right at the Beje. Can you get places for them in the country?”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom