get rid of

Example Sentences

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Poer likes to joke that he has to get rid of Quillian’s things when he isn’t looking or “he would climb into the trash can and pull things back out.”

From Los Angeles Times

Chip was so completely into his act, trying to get rid of Katherine, that he just stood there, staring at the stack of letters.

From Literature

"For us to know each other, it gets rid of that isolated 'me against the world' feeling - it's actually us against the church."

From BBC

But concentration itself isn’t a source of risk that you need to get rid of.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Overall, I've worn my past with pride rather than seeing it as something to get rid of," he told celebrity site Page Six in 2011.

From Barron's