Examples in Sentences Here are three examples of the idiom "get rid of" used in a sentence: He decided to get rid of old clothes that he no longer wore. She wanted to get rid of clutter in her house by donating unused items. They needed to get rid of the pests in their garden by hiring an exterminator.

I’m hoping to get rid of my old car this year. (get rid of = sell) You can get rid of those old magazines; I don’t need them anymore. (throw away) If you want to have more chairs in the meeting room, we will have to get rid of a couple of tables. (remove) The company got rid of him because he was always late for work. (dismissed, fired, sacked)

Example Sentences He finally got rid of the door to door salesman, by saying he had to go out. We must get rid of this kettle and buy a new one. It’s doesn’t work anymore. Every January, I get rid of people in my contact list that I haven’t spoken to all year.