- present participle of get.
getting
Example Sentences
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"We need change -- year after year, the summer is getting unbearable," said her son.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
He bowled with energy all day, finally getting Latham to cut through to Smith.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
“The worry has become that Netflix is getting desperate to do something big,” an analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
“Talk about getting gaslit. I mean to me, that is the definition of it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
It seemed to me that we had never had so many callers: the dining room was getting crowded.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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