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The phrase "allow themselves to get" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of permitting oneself to experience or undergo something, often in a context of emotional or situational vulnerability.
Example: "They often allow themselves to get overwhelmed by stress instead of seeking help."
Alternatives: "permit themselves to experience" or "let themselves become".
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"One, their manhood is kind of challenged on some level, I imagine, and they allow themselves to get bullied.
Jon says they will not allow themselves to get carried away by the high level of interest in British charcuterie.
It's important that the Oxfams of this world do not allow themselves to get overly caught up in the myth of their impact.
Michael Winterbottom's Welcome To Sarajevo (1997) dramatised the humanitarian cost of the notorious siege, from the point of view of excitable journalists who allow themselves to get involved.
Lifeguards suggest that swimmers facing such a situation not fight the tide, but rather stay calm and allow themselves to get pulled by the current until it dissipates.
Speaking to the New Statesman on Monday, the shadow justice minister, Sadiq Khan, said Labour's mayoral contenders should not allow themselves to get distracted from the general election.
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Members had become part of the system, allowing themselves to get comfortable in its nooks and crannies.
Too often, club and supporters have allowed themselves to get carried away in similar circumstances in the past.
Afterward, Woodson would not concede that he and his players had allowed themselves to get distracted by disputes with the officials.
Anglican bishops allowing themselves to get drawn into party politics by criticising government economic policy has a familiar ring to it.
That distinction is thin, considering how much traditional outlets have allowed themselves to get caught up in the pace of those less demanding mediums.
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