gotcha

Example Sentences

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Owens, to her credit, did not interrupt him with gotcha questions or cheap shots.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

He asks the reporter, in a little whiney baby’s voice, “By the way, this is a profile piece, this is not a gotcha piece, right?”

From Slate • May 16, 2026

Ms. Stefanik wasn’t trying to ask a gotcha question, she writes in the book.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

I don’t know that Marchese was trying to play gotcha, but I think that’s how Jann answered the question on that day.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

And then, echoing all around me, a voice: “Hey now, hey now...I gotcha, big man, I gotcha.”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia