get rid of

Example Sentences

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If not for the humans on hand — the ones they eventually want to get rid of — the students would be lost in confusion.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

If losing your home and its contents — lest we forget about them — would cause you financial distress, don’t get rid of your home insurance.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

“If we can bring in other assets and tools to assist TSA to get rid of these lines, yes, I think that makes a lot of sense.”

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

"I think the danger is that you get rid of the county council... and you begin to lose a sense of what Essex as a county is."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“Too bad it doesn’t actually work. But it does get rid of sweaty skin!”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas