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Example sentences for: rid

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In the same vein, I went to Damascus to rid myself of worries; Damascus was full of worries, or, in a phrase, One grape, a hundred wasps.
The NYT sticks to this even as it blithely notes that in recent years Daimler has gotten rid of more than 40,000 employees.
Jones claimed that "Clinton's people" were still out to get her and that she will feel even less safe after he leaves office "because then he's not the President, and he may think 'well, since I'm not the President now, I can do whatever I want--I can get rid of her or hurt her family.
Liman: And, you therefore were told to get rid of the memoranda that reflected that?
The other day I put my hand on two full, ankle-length skirts at the back of my closet, one tweed and one black velvet, with the idea of finally getting rid of them.