get somewhere
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"I couldn't even feel my hands on the last couple of greens, just hit the putt hoping it would get somewhere near the hole," he said.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Face that fact honestly, and maybe we can get somewhere.
From Salon • Jul. 14, 2024
“So we’re finding this whole new spate of problems related to people being sedated, particularly if they’re unhoused and they can’t get somewhere safe to be sleepy.”
From Slate • May 12, 2024
"We were going to have try and get somewhere in the countryside."
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024
“If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!”
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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