get about
verb
got about; got about or gotten about; getting about; gets about
1
: to become current : circulate
2
: to be up and about : begin to walk
able to get about again
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Examples of get about in a Sentence
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
Recent Examples on the Web
But the cat got about 2 feet from the lizard, jumped up on a little ledge and walked away.
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Hannah Farrow, Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2024
Over the next five years, the 331-acre project is slated to get about $14.8 million in federal airport capital improvement grant funding to pay for infrastructure and security.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024
More temperate zones farther north get about 15 hours of sunlight on the summer solstice, and the sun doesn't set at all that day over the Arctic Circle.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
Its findings were less optimistic and show Indianapolis, and much of Indiana, gets about 60-70% cloud cover on average during April 8.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Mar. 2024
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Hannah Farrow, Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2024
Over the next five years, the 331-acre project is slated to get about $14.8 million in federal airport capital improvement grant funding to pay for infrastructure and security.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024
More temperate zones farther north get about 15 hours of sunlight on the summer solstice, and the sun doesn't set at all that day over the Arctic Circle.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
Its findings were less optimistic and show Indianapolis, and much of Indiana, gets about 60-70% cloud cover on average during April 8.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20about. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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