get rid of
Example Sentences
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“If you need to get rid of the car early on or if it’s destroyed or stolen, the trade-in, resale or insurance value is likely to be less than you still owe,” Consumer Reports says.
From MarketWatch
"I made this deal with myself - you can have two boxes of sentimental items, things that you really don't want to get rid of and things that really mean something."
From BBC
I’m like a piece of packing tape she can’t get rid of.
From Literature
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The need to get rid of the garbage is too great.
The Seahawks, meanwhile, are being led into this game by the quarterback who was once supposed to be the Jets’ savior—until they got rid of him.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.