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Example Sentences

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There are opinion pieces galore claiming Fennell “got it all wrong,” video essays asserting that the film is “the worst adaptation of all time” and that Fennell should “apologize to Emily Brontë.”

From Salon

"I got taken in the office with a policeman and Mr Phillips was being all authoritative," Karen explains.

From BBC

In the middle of an emergency UN Security Council meeting, convened to discuss the urgent crisis in Ukraine, the ambassador got word that his country was under attack.

From BBC

I’m glad he got his money back, but is there a way to avoid this in the future?

From MarketWatch

He went to prison, got deported and, despite his record, became a local police officer back home.

From Los Angeles Times