get rid of
Example Sentences
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It would be “a generational project, but that’s okay. It took a generation or two to get rid of them; it can take the same to bring them back.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The school has decided to get rid of its branded blazer, the branded pinafore, branded shorts and PE jogging bottoms.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
I devised a game: Every day I set foot in the garage, I needed to get rid of one thing on the shelves before I could enter the workshop to tinker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Even though washing won’t get rid of it.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
“What do you mean, how did I get rid of her? It was your plan!”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
