How to Use get/stay/keep out of someone's/the way in a Sentence

get/stay/keep out of someone's/the way

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  • Along the way, some of those cells have to get out of the way of the rest.
    — Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Dial them all in and stay out of the way if things are working.
    — Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Just please put the 7-day forecast on the screen and get out of the way.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2025
  • The show needs to get out of the way and let those other stories be told.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The driver put his foot on the gas and forced them to get out of the way or get run over.
    — Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • In the end, the best shoes are the ones that get out of the way and quietly let your fitness shine.
    — Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 29 Sep. 2024
  • And every actor knows your job as a guest star is to hit your mark, say your line, and stay out of the way.
    — TIME, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Set the vision, create the conditions and then get out of the way.
    — Aniela Unguresan, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • One person stepped between them and Bailey told them to get out of the way.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Brennan Poole was unable to get out of the way as Creed came to a stop.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Audiences don’t know who — if anyone — will get out of the way and survive.
    — Keith Langston, People.com, 18 May 2025
  • The United States should just get out of the way and stop all aid to all parties.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
  • There is a hole in the bottom for the hose to discreetly connect to the faucet and stay out of the way.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Brown’s 95 mph sinker ran in, and Neto, who crowds the plate, couldn’t get out of the way.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • That means more passengers have to get out of the way to let others reach their seats, which tends to slow the process down.
    — Joel Rose, NPR, 24 Sep. 2024
  • There's all these things that humans would do to get out of the way and to keep traffic moving that these cars won't do.
    — WIRED, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Brooklyn Nets — Give Cam Thomas the ball and get out of the way.
    — Zach Harper, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • At the same time, Samoan officials were begging anti-vaxxers to stay out of the way.
    — Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The notes from the studio were basically to stay out of the way of the dialogue.
    — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Unknown is if politicians and regulators will get out of the way so that this can happen.
    — John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The officer saw the Tesla approaching and was able to get out of the way.
    — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
  • The shot flew directly at Swiatek, who could not get out of the way in time and dropped to the court after being struck.
    — Des Bieler, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
  • For this, the government needs to get out of the way as the House passed in HR 1 last year.
    — Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Aidan O’Connell hit some longer passes, but still holds on to the ball too long at times and can’t get out of the way of pressure.
    — Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Set your organization up to scale with agentic AI—then get out of the way.
    — Saket Modi, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
  • Listen to this article Get the ball to Jalen Brunson and get out of the way.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 6 May 2024
  • A lot of our job here was to get out of the way of these performances and especially the screenplay, because the script is so well done.
    — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 June 2023
  • As a result, a researcher’s incoming net lights up like a Christmas tree, and most fish simply get out of the way.
    — WIRED, 9 Dec. 2023
  • There’s a tendency to simply get out of the way in talky sequences, letting the talents strut and fret their hour on the stage with zero frills.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Get Belinda Carlisle and Diane Warren on the phone and just stay out of the way.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023

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