GET in a Sentence

Learn GET from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

420 example sentences for GET, such as:

1. She failed to get into art college.
2. But neither could get an advantage.
3. He felt too lazy to get out of bed.
4. So they couldn't get them out again.
5. Miss Mary can get no harm from them.

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 Meanings and Examples of GET
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
get
 v.  receive as a return
 v.  obtain, buy, or earn something
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  'That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI. Pig and Pepper
2  "Run on an get thy victuals," he said.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
3  Miss Mary can get no harm from them.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
4  Mrs. Medlock will have to get me some bigger dresses.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
5  They may drag me in but they can't make me talk when they get me here.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
6  I am going to get up to the sofa for breakfast.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
7  "You will begin to get fatter just as I did," she said.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
8  When you are thinking they get as big as saucers.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
9  "I'm going to get nothing else," he answered.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
10  Perhaps that is the first baby way to get it.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
11  So they couldn't get them out again.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X. The Lobster Quadrille
12  They're that hungry they don't know how to get enough to eat without makin talk.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
13  I keep thinking suppose Colin's face should get to look like a full moon.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
14  But neither could get an advantage.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
15  Therefore he must now begin to get ready.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  She failed to get into art college.
17  I assume you always get up at the same time.
18  They naively assume things can only get better.
19  She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention.
20  I prodded her in the back to get her attention.
21  I finally managed to get her attention.
22  She rapped the table to get everyone's attention.
23  He felt too lazy to get out of bed.
24  Every week they get together to make music.
25  Employees get together and brainstorm ideas.
26  I want to get there early to avoid the crowds.
27  If you touch an electric wire, you ll get a shock.
28  I got a note from Moira urging me to get in touch.
29  Don't touch that wire or you'll get a shock.
30  When the going gets tough, the tough get going.