get off

Example Sentences

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Tourism is seen as key to bringing money into Wales but some projects like ill-fated racetrack project Circuit of Wales in Ebbw Vale never got off the ground.

From BBC

San Antonio got off to a blistering start with Julian Champagnie scoring 15 points, including four three-pointers, in a devastating first quarter display as the Spurs surged into a 31-21 lead.

From Barron's

"It's good. You just get off the phone and appreciate the small things in life."

From Barron's

Arguably neither Carse nor Potts - the latter playing his first Test for more than a year - should have been opening the bowling, and they let Australia get off to a flyer.

From BBC

It was an unsettling end to the season for the Rams, who lost back-to-back games at Seattle and Atlanta, then got off to a sputtering start in the finale against Arizona.

From Los Angeles Times