get rid of
Example Sentences
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She now plans to get rid of the Nissan and rent a car on the days she needs one for work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
It would be “a generational project, but that’s okay. It took a generation or two to get rid of them; it can take the same to bring them back.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The school has decided to get rid of its branded blazer, the branded pinafore, branded shorts and PE jogging bottoms.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Even though washing won’t get rid of it.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
Those were the ones hardest to get rid of.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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