git

Example Sentences

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"I think they like the way I put things. Instead of being called an old git or something they say 'that's my grandad'."

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2023

“We’re talking serious business: barbed wire, machine-gun towers and a 300-pound guy with no neck and a cowboy hat saying, ‘Hey rock star, git over here, boy.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2023

To “I Feel Pretty”: I bought Twitter, don’t be bitter, I will git ’er much fitter, you’ll see I’m no quitter — there’s no leader more steadfast than me!

From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2022

In his memoir, he recalls the harp player explaining, “That’s how you git it dirty — make them notes bend.”

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2021

“Hit was jest go’n be something to tell and laugh about, same as if'n you’d named it the Crummy Hotel. I never thought to git drawed.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns