get rid of

Example Sentences

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In addition to being cleaner for the environment, he said it could be "cheaper to get rid of that waste through an anaerobic digestion plant" than other methods.

From BBC

“They were getting rid of the Lee and the Stonewall Jackson statues, and they said, ‘We don’t want them put back up for further veneration,’” Hamza Walker said.

From Los Angeles Times

“The point is that you’ll never get rid of it,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

Bill Maher has an idea: “Since the State of the Union address is next Tuesday, let’s get rid of the State of the Union address before Tuesday,” the comedian said Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has faced a lot of criticism over the outbreak but last month he announced a long-term strategy to get rid of the disease within 10 years.

From BBC