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How to use get in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Get means to obtain; to acquire. Example: “I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.”

Examples of get by meaning

verbTo obtain; to acquire.

  • I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.
  • Lance is going to get Mary a ring.

verbTo receive.

  • I got a computer from my parents for my birthday.
  • He got a severe reprimand for that.
  • Afore we got to the shanty Colonel Applegate stuck his head out of the door.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 175

verbTo have. See usage notes.

  • I've got a concert ticket for you.
  • "Yeah, and I got a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell you," was Peter's response to his wife.2012, James Hibbitts, Joe Roberts, The Secret of Graveyard Hill, Tate Publishing, →ISBN, page 74

verbTo fetch, bring, take.

  • Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?
  • I need to get this to the office.

verbTo become, or cause oneself to become (often with temporary states, past participle adjectives and comparatives).

  • I'm getting hungry; how about you?
  • I'm going out to get drunk.
  • His temper had been getting raggeder all the time, and the sousing he got when he fell overboard had just about ripped what was left of it to ravellings.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 175

verbTo cause to become; to bring about.

  • That song gets me so depressed every time I hear it.
  • I'll get this finished by lunchtime.
  • I can't get these boots off.

verbTo cause to do.

  • Somehow she got him to agree to it.
  • I can't get it to work.
  • I can't get it working.

verbTo cause to come or go or move.

  • I got him to his room.

More sentences with get

  • I was so happy to get an A on that test.From the entry a
  • If you wanna get inside, you're gonna have to crow open that door.From the entry crow
  • The record companies don't get as good a return on merchandising artists under contract.From the entry merchandise
  • I need to get my planting done, as the season will soon be on us.From the entry on
  • During this school year I have to get up at 6:30 to catch the bus.From the entry year
  • Jonny always bots off me. I just wish he’d get his own pack.From the entry bot
  • The economics of running a restaurant are not easy to get right.From the entry economics
  • You're getting short of memory because you have too many apps open.From the entry open
  • I've got open orders for as many containers of red durum as you can get me.From the entry open
  • I've been lifting weights for a full year now, but I'm finally getting big.From the entry big
  • Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen.From the entry big
  • If you're in an abusive relationship, don't just sit and take it; you can get help.From the entry take
  • Looks like it's gonna take a taller person to get that down.From the entry take
  • To get a job in today's economy, it is important to have a strong network.From the entry network
  • We don't have much time. Let's get to work piling up those sandbags.From the entry work
  • I just saw the video where he opens the door and gets the surprise! LOL!From the entry lol
  • I’m more academic than athletic — I get lower marks in phys. ed. than in anything else.From the entry academic
  • As soon as you get onto the slipway, push the accelerator.From the entry accelerator
  • Let's get a quotation for repairing the roof before we decide whether it's worth doing.From the entry quotation
  • Stand up, walk to the refrigerator, and get your own snack.From the entry stand
  • Did you know Michelle and Jack were getting divorced? ― Yes, I knew.From the entry know

Meaning of get

  1. verb To obtain; to acquire.
  2. verb To receive.
  3. verb To have. See usage notes.

Full definition of get

Questions about get in a sentence

How do you use get in a sentence?
Get is used as a verb and noun. For example: “I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.”
What is a short sentence with get?
“I can't get it working.”
What does get mean?
Get means to obtain; to acquire.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: get (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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