get off

Example Sentences

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Alternatives have been slow to get off the ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

Instead, they encourage division, enable wrongdoing and allow bad actors to get off scot-free.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

Utilities will have to buy in to the process if nuclear is going to get off the ground.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

As a striker, the one thing you desperately want to do at any major tournament is get off to a good start.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

Then, after having been so eager to get off, the passengers walked slowly, some gazing around with their brows furrowed.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata