get into shape

Example Sentences

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The officials use the event to get into shape for the season ahead and try out new officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

Amy Cokayne with the nice little tip and how early England get into shape is causing France so many problems.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024

The days of using spring training to get into shape are well in the past.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

“I said, ‘You can’t get into shape marching.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2022

My “Walt Whitman” at last looks really well: I think it is going to get into shape in spite of the long gestation.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis