- past participle of get.
gotten
Example Sentences
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Jones: I think we’ll see more diseases start coming back that we thought we had gotten rid of.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
“It’s just part of a long period in which the relationship has gotten worse, and we just don’t seem to be able to fix it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
But people who can’t get the shot, including infants, have also gotten sick.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
If he had amassed the same number of records, skateboard decks or vintage gaming consoles — all fire hazards — would he have gotten the same eviction warning?
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
How on earth could the little monkeys have gotten out of the net?
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
