get something done
Example Sentences
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“If we need to get something done at night, one of us will stay in our office,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
"It's a powder keg now and we need to get something done and we need the Home Office to listen," he added.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2025
Rich Leib, chair of the UC Board of Regents, said he had been “absolutely determined to get something done on this issue” but concluded that it was not the right time to move forward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
They said those politicians should instead ”reject the echo chamber and work with us to get something done and keep our communities safe.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
The only way to get something done was to do it yourself.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
