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Example Sentences
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"I asked him to leave so many times and he said: 'My guy said I've got to stay here'".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
His final command: “We’ve got to stop the bowls. Please stop the bowls.”
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
“Now, because audiences can be so polarized, when you send out a message, you’ve really got to think about not only ‘How can this be interpreted?’ but also ‘How can this be misinterpreted?’
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
"You come here, you've got to have tough skin," Guercio said.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
It would get Tansy out of the teaching trade and off our backs, with any luck before we got to long division.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
