Sentence examples for got away with from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "got away with" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to say that someone avoided punishment or successfully did something wrong without being noticed or caught. For example: "He got away with stealing the money and was never caught."

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He got away with it.

Independent

And she nearly got away with it.

The New York Times

But Vanessa successfully got away with it.

Independent

Fellaini, however, got away with thuggish violence.

The New York Times - Sports

She almost got away with it.

The New Yorker

Memphis got away with one there.

The New York Times

Instead, London got away with it.

The Economist

"I got away with it," he thinks.

The New Yorker

She got away with a broken nose.

The New York Times

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"George Zimmerman — look, George Zimmerman got away with murder.

The New York Times

The rebels had got away with it.

The Guardian

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