gotta have

Example Sentences

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Of his own ejection in the fourth quarter, Lee added: "I gotta have a little bit better emotional control in that moment."

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Here, the aliens have become more assertive: “Ow, we need the funk / We gotta have that funk.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

"You've got the pressure of 'we've gotta have some bangers here, we're in the pop industry'," she says.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

“I don’t know, but we’re not gonna panic. We gotta have, what, 100 games left, so we’re not gonna panic.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

“I gotta have my mom’s cooking, though. I can’t live without it.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro