Below you will find example sentences with "got underway". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Got Underway in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: underway
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 16
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 23 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 8 start, 6 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "got underway" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 23 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as as q1 got underway before blocking, as voting got underway at the, combined, event and red stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with got talent, finally got, got married, now underway and currently underway, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with got underway
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
But the abuse from the Aberdeen diehards continued once play got underway. (12 words)
A key food safety meeting got underway on Wednesday and is expected to yield an action plan. (17 words)
As the ceremony got underway, the Bishop said to the children holding King Charles's gown: 'Stop! (17 words)
As voting got underway at the United Nations on October 27 on a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, it was clear that Israel, which opposed the measure, faced an uphill battle. (33 words)
And with that combined viewership in mind, bookmakers had the event heavy odds-on to be the most watched sporting event of the year in the UK before it got underway. (31 words)
Better late than never, the 50th Annual Daytime Emmys got underway on Friday night from downtown Los Angeles’ Westin Bonaventure Hotel, after six months of postponement due to the Hollywood strikes. (31 words)
As the ceremony got underway, the Bishop said to the children holding King Charles's gown: 'Stop! (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
Hendersonville and Brevard, on the other hand, got some good news as construction on the long-planned finally got underway.
O-Train service got off to a slow start but was running with “minimal” wait times by the time rush hour got underway Thursday morning, OC Transpo said.
The Jackrabbits got an early jump on the Buckeyes as the sixth game of the day got underway.
A combined training camp for NCC cadets of Southern Nagaland got underway on January 20 at Kohima Science College in Jotsoma.
A key food safety meeting got underway on Wednesday and is expected to yield an action plan.
A massive search got underway by members of the show and the community but Danny wasn’t found.
And with that combined viewership in mind, bookmakers had the event heavy odds-on to be the most watched sporting event of the year in the UK before it got underway.
An investigation by Greater Manchester Police got underway, which identified Buckley, 32, as the owner of the EncroChat handle ‘Peptalk’.
A preliminary hearing got underway on Monday for a Red Deer man facing first-degree murder and arson charges in connection with a fatal March 2022 fire in West Park.
As last week got underway, the Capitol Hill scuttlebutt was that his speakership had momentum, newfound allies and deserved to be seen as inevitable.
As the ceremony got underway, the Bishop said to the children holding King Charles's gown: 'Stop!
As the floor debate got underway, Democrats pleaded for Republicans to restore the humanitarian aid Biden requested and decried the politicization of typically widely bipartisan Israel support.
As the pre-race ceremony got underway, yoga teacher Andrea Gleason led athletes with warm-up moves.
As voting got underway at the United Nations on October 27 on a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, it was clear that Israel, which opposed the measure, faced an uphill battle.
A Waterford hurley carrier and a Clare mentor were red carded before the second half got underway.
Before the dance party got underway, the “Teenage Dream” singer took a moment to get sentimental, saying: “You're 9, that's so awesome.
Before work got underway, Naperville paid for temporary use of property around the bridge to give crews more access to the site and to stage equipment.
Better late than never, the 50th Annual Daytime Emmys got underway on Friday night from downtown Los Angeles’ Westin Bonaventure Hotel, after six months of postponement due to the Hollywood strikes.
But the abuse from the Aberdeen diehards continued once play got underway.
He stayed still at the end of the queue as Q1 got underway before blocking Yuki Tsunoda while the Japanese driver was on a flying lap in Q2.