get under control
Example Sentences
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The fire quickly spread to engulf seven high-rise towers and took more than 24 hours to get under control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
On the downside for financial markets, the Fed’s chair said inflation is taking longer than expected to get under control.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024
The fire took about an hour to get under control.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
"Tragically, she had picked up a bacterial infection that the acute team tried tirelessly to get under control," they said.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2023
But in truth Sarah Davidson was only endeavoring to get under control her own emotions, which, like all else about her, were ponderous and slow.
From The Sagebrusher A Story of the West by Emerson Hough
