Thesaurus / get
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
The man called Shiv was driving Delancy's get-away car at a conservative pace so as not to excite suspicion.
Ten minutes later, Delancy drove the get-away car out of the service station.
It was in this room that Delancy's get-away car had changed paint jobs, and in about ten minutes.
But the exquisite was used to it; he would only have felt badly if they had ignored his new get-up.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGEGERTRUDE W. MORRISON
There was some sort of a phonograph device under the cowl of that get-away car, and this was hooked up to the radio switch.
Her face was haggard; her general get-up was in something like scarecrow disorder; she didn't even care how she looked.
OVERLANDJOHN WILLIAM DE FOREST
It's just as his frind, th' most prom'nent get-rich-quick-man iv his time, wanst said: 'Readin' makes a man full.'
MR. DOOLEY SAYSFINLEY DUNNE
I wasn't sure whether that collar was part of your get-up as an eccentric comedian.
SINISTER STREET, VOL. 1COMPTON MACKENZIE
We may make our get-away to the East, or we may stop here for good—under ground.
HIDDEN GOLDWILDER ANTHONY
Black Fan had much the worst of the get-away and it looked as if she would be left in the stretch.
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WORDS RELATED TO GET
- absorb
- affront
- annoy
- arouse
- bother
- bug
- displease
- egg on
- exasperate
- excite
- fire up
- gall
- galvanize
- get
- get a rise out of
- get under skin
- give a hard time
- give the business
- goad
- goose
- grab
- ignite
- incense
- irk
- irritate
- kindle
- make waves
- miff
- mortify
- motivate
- move
- nettle
- offend
- peeve
- prick
- put out
- quicken
- rile
- rouse
- spur
- stimulate
- sting
- stir
- vex
- whet
- work up
- wound
- absorb
- affront
- annoy
- arouse
- bother
- bug
- displease
- egg on
- exasperate
- excite
- fire up
- gall
- galvanize
- get
- get a rise out of
- get under skin
- give a hard time
- give the business
- goad
- goose
- grab
- ignite
- incense
- irk
- irritate
- kindle
- make waves
- miff
- mortify
- motivate
- move
- nettle
- offend
- peeve
- prick
- put out
- quicken
- rile
- rouse
- spur
- stimulate
- sting
- stir
- vex
- whet
- work up
- wound
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