getting on
Example Sentences
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Haiti were no great shakes but they were getting on top.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
Zimmer: So I knew it very well, getting on the set with it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Berman recommends getting on an income-driven repayment program, which would put me in an affordable payment plan where the monthly payments would also count toward my loan forgiveness.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
He "is purely focused on governing. He is getting on with the job of doing just that," the spokesman told reporters.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
His grandma’s precious clock, hanging over the mantelpiece, the pendulum swinging back and forth, back and forth, like it was getting on with its own, private life, not caring about Conor at all.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
