getting well

Example Sentences

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She was unable to travel to attend Friday's final on medical advice - saying she was "absolutely gutted", but that "resting up and getting well is more important at the moment".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Many communities were saturated, with some getting well over 3 inches of rain during the storm.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Even the last years as he was getting well into his 90s, she really made sure she had the best of everything.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023

The proviso that getting well would be hard is one of the principles of healing that Jamison now holds dear.

From New York Times • May 22, 2023

We stayed two more days in Kurkurast, getting well fed and rested, waiting for a road-packer that was due in from the south and would give us a lift when it went back again.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin